A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Adventure. Some of the journeys were 2,000 miles long and lasted three weeks, and all of them were made in the depth of the sub-Arctic winter in fishing boats from fifty to seventy feet long, sailing alone between Norway and Shetland in some of the stormiest seas of the world." - from dust-jacket blurb of a different edition. Title details for The Shetland Bus by David Howarth - Wait list. Their object was to land men and cargo in Norway for the Norwegian Underground, and to rescue refugees and carry them to Britain. The heroes of the book are Norwegian sailors, fishermen and merchant seamen, who had escaped to Shetland after the invasion of Norway by Germany in 1940. A story of heroism and endeavour and of adventure at sea. David Howarth, a British naval officer who was second-in-command of the Shetland base, said the key to success in the initial phase was looking innocent to German eyes. Paperback Book The Fast Free Shipping 9.51 Free shipping Shetland Bus By David Howarth 11.55 Free shipping The Shetland Bus - paperback, 9781898852421, David J Howarth, new 21.77 Free shipping THE SHETLAND BUS By David Howarth BRAND NEW 35. "The Story of the Special Norwegian Naval Unit based on Scotland. 7.69 Free shipping The Shetland Bus by Howarth, David J. 253, pages + 5 illustrations on 2 plate leaves. 1955 paperback reprint of a title first published in 1951.
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