David Howarth (1912 – 1991) was a British historian and author. He was a war correspondent for BBC at the start of the Second World War, but joined the Navy after the fall of France. He became involved in the Special Operations Executive and ultimately in the Shetland Bus, an SOE operation manned by Norwegians running a clandestine route between Shetland and Norway. He was second in command at the Naval base in Shetland. Also receiving the highest honor a forgeinor can obtain from Norway, for his successful efforts in the espionage of German presence in Norway. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Special Operations Executive (SOE), sometimes referred to as the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organization initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ... The Shetland bus was the popular name of the escape route and supply route established between occupied Norway and the Shetland Islands (Scotland), operated initially by a large number of small fishing boats and later by three US made submarinechasers; HNoMS Vigra, HNoMS Hitra and HNoMS Hessa. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 12th - Total 1,466 km² - % Water ? Admin HQ Lerwick ISO 3166-2 GB-ZET ONS code 00RD Demographics Population Ranked 31st - Total (2005) 22,000 - Density 15 / km² Scottish Gaelic - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Shetland Islands Council http://www. ...
After the war he wrote several books about the war in general and of specific events in the war.
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The Sledge Patrol: One of the greatest adventure stories of World War II (1951)
The Shetland Bus: A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Adventure (1954,) later made into a movie called Shetlandsgjengen (aka. Suicide mission in the USA)
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance (1957,) later made into a movie called Ni Liv (aka. Nine Lives)
Nelson: The Immortal Memory (1988,) written with his son Stephen Howarth. It is a comprehensive biography of Britain's most famous Admiral.
1066: The Year of the Conquest (1977,) a historical commentary on the long-term effects of the events in 1066 AD on Britain's history, especially on England.
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