Shetland Bus Book

The author was one of the british officers involved in the relatively small unit.

Shetland bus book. Welcome to what is thought to be the only website specifically commemorating what became known as the shetland bus a shetland based boat operation to and from norway that took place during the second world war 1939 1945. In the shetland bus david howarth who was second in command of the shetland base recounts the hundreds of trips made by fishing boats in the dark of arctic winter to resist the nazi onslaught. Page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1. Synopsis during world war ii the shetland bus would go across the north sea to occupied norway to take supplies and saboteurs into the fjords under the noses of the germans and to take refugees to safety on the return journey.

A wwii epic of escape survival and adventure 1st edition by david howarth author. This website is dedicated to all those who gave of their lives in the extremely hazardous boat trips between shetland and norway to assist the norwegian resistance. Faces and places 60 years on shetland times ltd isbn 9781898852889 note edit this article incorporates text from the article shetland bus the shetland bus on shetlopedia which was licensed under the gnu free documentation licence until september 14 2007. For the norwegians who remained in norway the shetland bus as this dangerous operation became known fortified them both physically and spiritually.

This book chronicles the work of a british and norwegian unit based on shetland island during wwii that ferried men and equipment to german occupied norway and brought back refugees.