We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Stuart Langton
4.7
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One of the most enthralling true adventure stories ever written, We Die Alone, set in Nazi-occupied Norway in 1943, is an epic tale of survival against staggering odds.

It begins with an ambushed commando raid that leaves all but one of the expatriate resistance fighters dead or captured. Though wounded, Jan Baalsrud, the sole survivor, takes off on a courageous, incredible trek into the wilds of the Lyngen Alps, while the Nazis relentlessly pursue him. In the course of his journey he suffers frostbite, snowblindness, and a terrible fall in an avalanche. At last, delirious and near death, he chances onto a cabin, where the first in a series of remarkably brave and clever men and women come to his aid. These “ordinary heroes” will eventually get the crippled Baalsrud to safety and freedom, and the amazing story of how they do it will fill listeners with wonder at the capability of the human spirit.

This edition includes a never-before-published afterword by the author’s son.

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4.7
3 reviews
Reece Kirk
February 4, 2022
I've read all about this amazing story of escape and endurance in the face of impossible odds.I highly recommend this account in any of it's forms including the movie 'The 12th Man'
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Aldo Gonzalez
May 22, 2023
an example of uninterested sacrifice for one other
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About the author

David Howarth ran a spy ring during World War II. He was also the author of two dozen major books of history.

Stuart Langton is an award-winning theater, film, and television actor. He has been an audiobook narrator for more than ten years. He lives in New York City.

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