Norway in the Second World War : politics, society and conflict. / Ole Kristian Grimnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grimnes, Ole Kristian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Norway.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Norway.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2022.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1 - A Country is Conquered

1. Into War

2. The Field Campaign, 1940

3. Struggle over the Occupation

Part 2 - Occupied Norway

4. The Wehrmacht in Norway

5. The Reichskommissariat

6. SS and the Police

7. Quisling's Party (Nasjonal Samling or NS)

8. In the Grip of War Economy

9. Life in an Occupied Society

Part 3 - War and Resistance

10. Norway in Exile

11. The Struggle against the Nazi Revolution, 1940-1942

12. The Holocaust in Norway

13. Forced Labour and Mass-Arrests in 1943

14. The Home-Front and the Resistance

15. Norway's Communist Party

Part 4 - Towards the End

16. The North Norway Story

17. Germans and Quislings in Defeat

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350214620

1350214620

9781350214637

1350214639

9781350214613

1350214612

OCLC:

1289455800