{"product_id":"secret-alliances-9781837360628","title":"Secret Alliances : Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940–1945 – The British Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eEurope, 1940. Nazi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforces sweep across the continent, with a British invasion likely only weeks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaway. Never before has a resistance movement been so crucial to the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eappraisal of Anglo-Norwegian cooperation in the Second World War, Tony Insall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereveals some of the most striking successes of the Norwegian resistance,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparticularly the reports produced by the heroic SIS agents living in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecountry’s desolate wilderness. Their coast-watching intelligence highlighted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe movements of the German fleet and led to counter-strikes that sank many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenemy ships – most notably the Tirpitz in November 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving deep into the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earchives, Insall also shows how SIS and SOE’s effective cooperation with their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorwegian counterparts produced some of the most remarkable achievements of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully updated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eedition draws on a wealth of new source material, revealing previously unknown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories of fraught sea crossings, a disastrous British-Norwegian operation,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecovert dealings with the Russians and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tony Insall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ec 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Second World War\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 Apr 2026 by Biteback Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tony Insall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57321019867514,"sku":"9781837360628","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781837360628.jpg?v=1790669024","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/secret-alliances-9781837360628","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}