How a brave bus that sailed from Shetland helped bring Victory in Europe

How a brave bus that sailed from Shetland helped bring Victory in Europe

In treacherous storms and under cover of darkness made all the more deadly by the threat of Nazi attack, a lifeline of Norwegian small boats carried their precious cargoes between Scotland and Norway.

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