Summary of David Howarth's We Die Alone

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#1 The fishing-boat that landed on the Norwegian coast on the 29th of March, 1943, was carrying twelve men. Eight of them were the crew of the fishing-boat, who had sailed it safely across a thousand miles of ocean No-man’s-land.

#2 In 1943, the Norwegian coast was of extreme importance to the Germans. The Allied convoys that traveled to the Russian arctic ports passed through this narrow strip of open sea between Norway and the arctic ice.

#3 The expedition to northern Norway had a possible importance out of all proportion to the size of the expedition. It was hoped that the four men who were to be landed would be able to put the air base at Bardufoss out of action long enough for a convoy to have a chance of getting through undetected.

#4 The passengers were as varied in experience and background as any four Norwegians could have been. Their leader was a man in his middle forties named Sigurd Eskeland. He had emigrated to South America at age 20, and spent most of his adult life in the back of beyond in Argentina running a fur farm.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669399728

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The fishing-boat that landed on the Norwegian coast on the 29th of March, 1943, was carrying twelve men. Eight of them were the crew of the fishing-boat, who had sailed it safely across a thousand miles of ocean No-man’s-land.

#2

In 1943, the Norwegian coast was of extreme importance to the Germans. The Allied convoys that traveled to the Russian arctic ports passed through this narrow strip of open sea between Norway and the arctic ice.

#3

The expedition to northern Norway had a possible importance out of all proportion to the size of the expedition. It was hoped that the four men who were to be landed would be able to put the air base at Bardufoss out of action long enough for a convoy to have a chance of getting through undetected.

#4

The passengers were as varied in experience and background as any four Norwegians could have been. Their leader was a man in his middle forties named Sigurd Eskeland. He had emigrated to South America at age 20, and spent most of his adult life in the back of beyond in Argentina running a fur farm.

#5

The four men were close friends who had been through a lot of strange experiences together. They were all 26 years old, and had been through a lot of training. Per was the son of a baker in Alesund on the west coast of Norway, and had served his time on the