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Assignment: Spy
"We crept out through the hole in the fence, and then began a melancholy march toward the main building, and more particularly, the commandant of Fornebu Airfield. Kaare and I walked side by side; the sentry with his machine gun formed our rear guard."
This true story of international intrigue and espionage ranks with the best of the great fiction to come out of World War II. From the first demolition to the last desperate escape, Olsen's exploits provide excitement, drama, and suspense.
This true story of international intrigue and espionage ranks with the best of the great fiction to come out of World War II. From the first demolition to the last desperate escape, Olsen's exploits provide excitement, drama, and suspense.
250 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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November 21, 2021
This was a great yard sale find for $0.50, original price from Dec 1962 was $0.45.
In this action packed Memoir, Oluf Reed Olsen tells his story from WWII. In April 1940, after Germany took Poland, the media was referring to what was happening as "The Phony War." Then Germany took Denmark and from there Norway. As a 21 year old young man, Oluf and his friend were stunned with what just happened, and anxious to do something to push back against the invaders. This story goes through Oluf and his companions harrowing journey to England, for training and their return home to Norway to finally begin their fight against the German occupation until its end in May 1945.
In this action packed Memoir, Oluf Reed Olsen tells his story from WWII. In April 1940, after Germany took Poland, the media was referring to what was happening as "The Phony War." Then Germany took Denmark and from there Norway. As a 21 year old young man, Oluf and his friend were stunned with what just happened, and anxious to do something to push back against the invaders. This story goes through Oluf and his companions harrowing journey to England, for training and their return home to Norway to finally begin their fight against the German occupation until its end in May 1945.
December 31, 2014
An old used copy of this was probably the most important tool in making me a reader-- thanks Oluf!
December 19, 2020
This is my all time favorite book! A chest-thumping first hand account of espionage in Nazi occupied Norway.
August 8, 2026
Another brilliant, lucky find I’ve finally gotten around to reading, a gift in some previous lifetime from teacher to student for perfect attendance, ended up in a used book sale, and then in my possession…
Excerpted from a slightly longer book titled Two Eggs on My Plate, this is a record of Norwegian resistance to Nazi occupation, bringing a thrilling, human account to what life was like both as spy and the conditions of ordinary affairs, both in the Norwegians and even the Germans they encountered. Oluf Reed Olsen is a miracle of an individual, casually enduring all manner of hardship and making unlikely friends in order to keep the mission going, recording his experiences without sentiment or melodrama, merely as the results of constant effort.
Lost to history in either form, it’s a testament to realities that have been dulled by time, flattened and even ignored. I hadn’t previously given much thought to Norway’s involvement in WWII, yet now I’m entirely grateful to have been educated a little about it.
Excerpted from a slightly longer book titled Two Eggs on My Plate, this is a record of Norwegian resistance to Nazi occupation, bringing a thrilling, human account to what life was like both as spy and the conditions of ordinary affairs, both in the Norwegians and even the Germans they encountered. Oluf Reed Olsen is a miracle of an individual, casually enduring all manner of hardship and making unlikely friends in order to keep the mission going, recording his experiences without sentiment or melodrama, merely as the results of constant effort.
Lost to history in either form, it’s a testament to realities that have been dulled by time, flattened and even ignored. I hadn’t previously given much thought to Norway’s involvement in WWII, yet now I’m entirely grateful to have been educated a little about it.
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