Norway in the Second World War: Politics, Society and Conflict

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Covering political, military, economic and social history, Norway in the Second World War is the most authoritative book on the subject in the English language. This innovative study describes how the Germans conquered Norway in 1940 and the type of government that was then imposed. German organisations such as the Wehrmacht, the SS and the civilian Reichskommissariat are all presented, along with how they operated during the occupation. Ole Kristian Grimnes examines the Norwegian Nazi Party and the important role that it played during the period, as well as analysing how the Norwegian economy became integrated into the German war economy. The Norwegian resistance (including the Communists) and the Norwegian government-in-exile are explored in detail, while a separate chapter on the Holocaust in both Norwegian and international contexts is also included. As such, Norway in the Second World War is the definitive text on war and Nazi occupation in a nation that has been sorely neglected by the literature in the field until now.

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In concise yet dramatic prose Ole Kristian Grimnes delivers a nuanced history of Norways role in the European theatre of World War II. The master historian unscrambles the cultural, ideological, military, political and socio-economic elements of a complex historical puzzle, producing a lucid and comprehensive account for 21st-century readerships. Norway in the Second World War takes up the difficult questions that previous studies have often ignored and offers an authoritative history for the decades to come. * Marianne Stecher-Hansen, Professor of Danish and Scandinavian studies, University of Washington, USA *

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Ole Kristian Grimnes is Professor Emeritus of History at University of Oslo, Norway. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject of Norwegian history.