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Acknowledgements

MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTRIBUTED to this book, some from a lifetime of their own research, others with a small but important detail. Their contributions are highly appreciated.

Above all, the selfless help and support from David Goodey is gratefully acknowledged. Were it not for him, this project would have been shelved a long time ago. Erling Skjold, Andrew Smith and Andrew Lambert are also thanked sincerely. Without their help and constant support nothing would have been achieved.

Albert Goodey, Peter Taylor, Roy Stevens, Dagfinn Kjeholt, Jan Reimers, Wilfred ‘Robbie’ Robinson, Bernhard Hallis, Derek Morris, Ronald Crocker, John Ballam and Vic Hiscock were all there when the war commenced, and a lifetime later I was privileged to listen to their thoughts and memories. Often sad, sometimes troubled, but inevitably low key and with an understatement I could not fully fathom, they spoke of the little things that are not in the reports. Many have crossed the bar since and precious few are left. Let us never forget them or their mates.

The nameless staffs of The National Archives at Kew, the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz and Freiburg, the Imperial War Museum in London and Riksarkivet in Oslo deserve thanks for patience and professional dedication. The Naval Museum in Horten and Nordland Røde Kors Krigsminnemuseum (War Museum) in Narvik are thanked for their enthusiastic support.

Horst Bredow and Peter Monte at the U-boot Archiv in Cuxhaven are warmly thanked for sharing their time and enthusiasm with me and for letting me use their files and archives.

Alf Muffett of the Royal Naval Patrol Service Museum in Lowestoft is gratefully acknowledged for friendly help and advice regarding the Little Ships. Likewise, I owe George Malcomson at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport great thanks for repeated support and assistance.

Julian Mannering at Seaforth Publishing deserves many thanks for believing in me and giving me the deadlines I needed. Without his support the project might never have seen completion.

Ken Satterthwaite, Keith Batchelor, Peter Harrison and the others at HMS Cossack Association are thanked for their friendly support. I am proud to have known Ken Robinson.

Gudmundur Helgason, John Dell, Erik Ettrup, Hans Christian Bjerg, Rob Hoole, Roald Gjelsten, Atle Skarsten, Odin Leirvåg, Robert Pearson, Reinhard Hoheisel-Huxmann, Merry Swan, David Isby, Tore Eggan, Ulf Eirik Torgersen, Sonia Law, Alexander Dietzsch, Atle Wilmar, Øystein Berge, Jon Asmussen, Halvor Sperbund, Paul Sedal, Svein Aage Knudsen, Finn Nesvold, Olve Dybvig, John Weal, Stephen Dent, Øyvinf Lamo, Richard Osborne, Jostein Berglyd, Ian Thomas, Dag-Jostein Andressen, Jeremy Pond, Trond Erik Tveit, Roal Gjelsten, Tor Ødemotland, Robert Briggs, Nils Aukan, Pamela Jacobsen, Alister Williams, Alf R Jacobsen, Peter French, Jak P Mallmann Showell, Robert Gehringer, Ian Gazely and Tor Jevanord all deserve acknowledgement.

Last, but not least, thanks to my beloved wife Gro, for accepting that my passion for her is shared with that for history, listening patiently when I needed to discuss some detail and skilfully distracting me when I needed to relax.

Sola, Stavanger, July 2013

Geirr H Haarr