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Battles for Scandinavia (World War II Series)
Battles for Scandinavia - World War II Series Author:John R. Elting The four nations of Scandinavia--Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland--hoped to remain neutral in World War II. But the Arctic crest from Petsamo in Finland to Narvik in Norway was rich is iron, nickel, copper, and molybdenum--the stuff of arms and armor. For the Germans, the long Norwegian coast afforded sheltered waters from which Britain and ... more »British shipping might be attacked. The airfields of Denmark provided a stepping stone to Norway. Finland and its gulf offered a passageway between Germany and the Soviet Union. For all these reasons, the major European combatants of the War converged on Scandinavia.« less