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Liberation celebrations planned for weekend in Kirkenes, northern Norway

Posted on October 23, 2014 by scorchedearthvh

Armed police will seal off the streets of Kirkenes this weekend for the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the town by the Red Army. On Friday a private jet will bring in the Russian Foreign Minister … Continue reading →

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‘Dear King … ‘ The King of Norway is among the first to receive copies of ‘Fire and Ice’

Posted on October 20, 2014 by scorchedearthvh

I have received my copies of ‘Fire and Ice’, my book about the scorched earth destruction of northern Norway, and what a fine job The History Press have made of it. The cover is particularly striking with flames leaping out … Continue reading →

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Scorched earth 70th anniversary is marked with exhibitions and talks in Norway’s north

Posted on October 19, 2014 by scorchedearthvh

A series of exhibitions and talks are talking place in northern Norway this week in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the scorched earth destruction of Finnmark. And many of the people whose stories are told in my book … Continue reading →

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My scorched earth history ‘Fire and Ice’ is published tomorrow (October 6th)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by scorchedearthvh

The waiting is over…. My book about the scorched earth destruction of northern Norway by the Nazis in 1944 will be published tomorrow (Monday October 6th). ‘Fire and Ice – the Nazis’ scorched earth campaign in Norway’ will be available … Continue reading →

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Oslo’s solid stone reveals what Finnmark lost in the scorched earth flames: its history

Posted on September 2, 2013 by scorchedearthvh

I have reached the Norwegian capital, Oslo, which signifies the end of my research trip gathering interviews about the destruction and devastation caused by the scorched earth withdrawal of the German Army from northern Norway in 1944. From October 1944 … Continue reading →

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Once a burnt town, now Hammerfest’s a boom town

Posted on August 23, 2013 by scorchedearthvh

I guess it was the story of Hammerfest being burned to the ground that sparked my initial interest in writing ‘Scorched Earth Stories’, my book about the destruction of the north of Norway by the retreating German Army in 1944. … Continue reading →

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Planning ‘Scorched Earth Stories’

Posted on July 2, 2013 by scorchedearthvh

I’ve spent the past few weeks working out a plan for my research trip which takes me across the north of Norway. I’m going to start in Kirkenes and move round to Hammerfest looking at some of the incidents from … Continue reading →

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