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Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Lyons Press; Reprint edition (June 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1599219123
  • ISBN-13: 978-1599219127
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsHeroics in the highest sense of the word!
By K. L Sadler VINE VOICE on June 4, 2005
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While teaching chemistry this year, I came across the word deuterium, which stands for what is called 'heavy water.' I was browsing around looking for more information on the difference between regular hydrogen, deuterium, and tritium, for my class...as I have found that the more history given in chemistry classes, the more the students are likely to remember technical information if they understand what it was used for.

During WWII there was a perceived race between the Allies and Germany to be the first to come up with an atomic bomb. The Allies were right to be worried because most of the work on nuclear energy had been done in Germany prior to the war, by people like Einstein and Fermi. These men were quickly moved out of Germany, and into Britain and the U.S., as their minds were worth their weight in gold.

One of the ways to cause a nuclear reaction is to use heavy water. Hydrogen under normal conditions has a proton and an electron, but no neutron within its nucleus. In order to start a nuclear reaction, a nucleus has to bombard uranium or plutonium, and regular water cannot supply that neutron. Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen that has a neutron in its nucleus, and so can start a reaction.

The Germans did not have access to heavy water, and this was part of the reason that they invaded Norway early, as Norway had an outstanding heavy water facility. Those involved in the production of the atomic bomb in this country were very concerned that the Nazis were about 2 years ahead of us in creating a bomb. This threat was enough to be of importance to Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt and winston Churchill, and to General Groves who was the military arm of the Los Alamos group creating the bomb in the U.S.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starscliff hanging suspense
By A Customer on May 7, 2003
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The world might be very different if the Nazi war machine had developed the atom bomb before their defeat in WW II. They were working on it at the same time the "Manhattan Project" was under way in Chicago and later in New Mexico. A critical part of the German effort to develop "the bomb" was located in occupied Norway where the Nazi's were manufacturing "heavy water". This is the story of the allies first hindered, then derailed that effort.
It is a cliffhanging [literally] good yarn full of danger, loyalty, courage and improvisation in the face of disaster. It has one of the best chase scenes I've encountered anywhere. It also shows the contribution of the people of Norway to the allied effort to defeat Hitler's Germany. It was good a number of years ago when I first read it and it is just as good now. I'm glad to see it back in print.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Old Friend Whose Work Deserves a Resurgence
By Chris Orcutt on March 30, 2003
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Thomas Gallagher was an old family friend, so in some respects my review of his works may be slightly biased. In fact, in the years before he died, he was a mentor to me in my own writing. Unfortunately, he passed on before he could see that I dedicated my first novel to him.
In terms of his books, PADDY'S LAMENT and ASSAULT IN NORWAY are among his best. Mr. Gallagher always had a talent for taking an obscure event in history and showing its importance in such a way that the final product reads like a novel. I first read both of the above works in 1990, while still in college, and I remember marvelling at how crisp every one of his sentences was. He achieved elegance through hard work, and both of these works are testament to it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSeriously, you want to read this book!!!!
By Robert Krus on October 22, 2003
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What a fantastic story! Some years ago my brother was in Norway on a tour & met one of the men who participated in this raid. They struck up a conversation & the gentleman told David his story & presented him with a tattered old copy of the book. I was fortunate enough to read it & learn about the tough Norwegian resistance fighters and their amazing strength & courage. Unfortunately, the book expired of natural causes.
How wonderful that this terrific book is back in print. This story should be preserved so that future generations can know what sacrifices were made to purchase their freedom. It should be required reading for all high school students.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe best book I've ever read. Period.
By Greg on May 5, 2003
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This book describes the true, heroic, and absolutely amazing efforts of a small team of commandos in one of the most exciting events of WW II. What these brave men suffered through and eventually pulled off is beyond belief. If you enjoy action in the vein of the movie "Where Eagles Dare", military stories in the style of Bravo Two Zero, or if you simply enjoy history, this will be the most important book in your library. Trust me, you've never read anything like this before.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA remarkable book.
By Tom Hoefner on January 12, 2007
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This is the first time I've felt compelled to write an Amazon review. I'm a high school teacher and I happened to pull "Assault in Norway" off of a shelf in the school library while my class was being lectured by the librarians. Who knew an act of casual boredom would lead to such an enthralling literary experience? Tom Gallagher's writing is excellent, and it takes effort to remind yourself that you aren't reading a spy novel but about a true-life event. Also importantly, this book brings to life, more than any movie or video game or text book ever has, the urgency and importance in fighting World War II and fighting against the Nazis. If you've ever taken for granted the idea of ordinary men doing extraordinary things, you never will again after reading about the extraordinary things the men who attempted to sabotage the Vemork plant and the Nazi atomic effort had to do. I have now realized for the first time that in the case of this war, the rhetoric and hyperbole is true. This was a war fought against evil men trying to take over the world, and it called for all good men to do what was right, and to do what in ordinary times they would never imagine doing, and to do so with the quiet desperation of men willing to sacrifice everything short of their humanity to achieve their goal... I salute these men and what they did, and all those who laid down their lives and identities in order to keep the world a place safe for freedom and individuality. You know these men... they are your fathers and your brothers and uncles and friends and neighbors, and they are willing to do what is asked of them for honor and country. I ask myself, could I do what they have done?Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Best of the many books about the heavy water war!

Published 9 days ago by Stephen D. Fischer
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Interesting book.

Published 10 days ago by Arnold A Evans
4.0 out of 5 starsWell worth reading.

There is a new Netflix movie from Norway about this raid.So,I wanted to read a less romantic story.Just the facts.

Published 17 days ago by James Norstad
5.0 out of 5 starsI think about this book all the time. Read ...

I think about this book all the time. Read it on a trip to Norway and thought about how meaningless my life was the entire time, haha. These guys are incredible.

Published 4 months ago by James W Abraham
5.0 out of 5 starsA book worth reading to how the Allies effort to ...

A book worth reading to how the Allies effort to sabotage the Nuclear program of producing "Heavy Water" in WW II

Published 6 months ago by Pops
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

An amazing story - if it wasn't true you would think it was straight out of Boys Own Annual

Published 7 months ago by James Crawford
4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent account of a series of missions to destroy the ...

Excellent account of a series of missions to destroy the heavy water plant in south central (Rjukan) Norway. Read more

Published 7 months ago by G. Black
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A true story that if it were fiction would not be believable.

Published 9 months ago by Kristeen J Wilburn
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

hard to keep the characters straight, needed more character development

Published 12 months ago by former teacher
5.0 out of 5 starsGripping reading about real heroes we must not forget

A gripping real-life thriller about real heroes in dark times. It was well written and I found it hard to put down. But for these men, the world might have entered a new Dark Age.

Published 12 months ago by Roger Allen

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