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Sabotage : the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb  Cover Image Book Book

Sabotage : the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb / Neal Bascomb.

Bascomb, Neal. (Author).

Summary:

The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping into harbor, and soon the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They institute martial rule. And at Vemork, an industrial fortress high above a dizzying gorge, they gain access to an essential ingredient for the weapon that could end World War II: Hitler's very own nuclear bomb. When the Allies discover the plans for the bomb, they agree Vemork must be destroyed. But after a British operation fails to stop the Nazis' deadly designs, the task falls to a band of young Norwegian commandos. Armed with little more than skis, explosives, and great courage, they will survive months in the snowy wilderness, elude a huge manhunt, and execute two dangerous missions. The result? The greatest act of sabotage in all of World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780545732437 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0545732433 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-268) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Invasion -- The uranium club -- Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare -- The size of a pineapple -- Operation Grouse -- The vidda -- Little birds -- Gunnerside -- Survival -- The white tempest -- The plan -- Winter fortress -- Escape -- Percent success -- The chase -- Another go -- Bigassbird II -- The transport -- The ticking clock -- Sabotage -- Epilogue.
Target Audience Note:
1070L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 7.7 10 10 182224
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Norway > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Norway > Juvenile literature.
Sabotage > Norway > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb > Germany > History > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Technology > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 940.54 BASC (Text) 34455006299735 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 940.54 (Text) 33062008787401 YA Nonfiction Available -


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