After the German occupation of 1940, Britain was forced to reassess its relationship with Norway, a country largely on the periphery of the main theatres of the Second World War. Christopher Mann examines British military policy towards Norway, concentrating on the commando raids, deception planning and naval operations.

"Mann's achievement in two languages and across sea, air and land operations is an enormous one. [...] He provides the reader with a critical introduction to, and the first sustained account of, the importance of the Norwegian theatre to British efforts during the Second World War. As historians continue to piece together the sheer scale of this most extensive of total wars, that is no mean achievement." - Glen O'Hara, Army Historical Research

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CHRISTOPHER MANN is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK. He holds a PhD from King's College, London, UK, and is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Scandinavian Studies of University College London.

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Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps Combined Operations: The Norwegian Raids, 1941-1943 Operations against the Kriegsmarine in Norway,1941-1945 Order of Battle Norway Command, June 1945 Introduction The Problem of the German Fleet and Norway Part I: 1941-43 Combined Operations and Raiding Part I: 1940-41 Plans for the Retaking of Norway:1940-44 Combined Operations, 30 RNorN MTB Flotilla and Raiding PART II: 1942-44 Strategic Deception The Problem of the German Fleet and Norway Part II: 1944-45 Planning for the Liberation and Operations in Finnmark The Liberation of Norway Conclusion Bibliography