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Haakon VII of Norway

1872–1957

Haakon VII was king of Norway from 1905 until 1957. After Germany invaded Norway in 1940, he rejected demands to appoint a collaborationist government and went into exile in Britain with the Norwegian government, becoming an important symbol of national resistance.

In James R. Benn’s Billy Boyle, King Haakon and members of the Norwegian government in exile discuss a proposed Allied operation against occupied Norway. His presence places Billy’s first investigation within the political tensions of exile, resistance and fears that German intelligence has penetrated the Norwegian administration.

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A Billy Boyle WWII Mystery in Order

by James R. Benn 21 books 4.3(37,288)

Boston police detective Billy Boyle expects a safe wartime posting when family connections place him on the staff of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Instead, Eisenhower uses Billy as a military investigator, sending him to solve murders, thefts and intelligence failures that could damage Allied operations or expose politically…

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