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The year was 1941. Norway had fallen into darkness under the iron fist of Hitler’s brutal Wehrmacht. The conquering German forces were draining the life out of the Norse country, harnessing the nation’s industrial might and vast natural resources to fuel the Third Reich as it engulfed the continent.
Yet, shrouded in uncertainty, the Allies remained largely ignorant of the full breadth of Germany's sinister schemes.
That was until, fleeing his home country, Leif Tronstad, a scientist turned resistance fighter, arrived in England after barely escaping the claws of the Gestapo. He brought the Allies shocking and vital news about German operations in occupied Norway.
The intelligence he delivered confirmed the worst speculative fears of the Allied commanders. The Germans had seized control of the Vemork hydroelectric power plant and were producing heavy water at a terrifying pace.
Top Allied leaders privy to the top-secret progress of America’s Manhattan Project knew heavy water was crucial in creating an atomic weapon. The largest plant in Europe was now a ticking time bomb, producing this essential ingredient in massive quantities.
This production, this countdown to an unfathomable horror, had to be halted. No cost was too great, no risk too immense. And so, under the weight of this dire imperative, one of the most daring, high-stakes commando operations of World War II was put into motion... A ticking clock against a rising tide of darkness, the stage was set for a thrilling saga of courage, resolve, and audacious heroism.
11 июл 2023
