A Seamans War

The Merchant seafarers` war When world war two started Norway was neutral but unsure which side to stay on. The English thought occupying Norway but they were too late the German army had done the occupation. The British sent a ragtag military force to Norway trying to cut the country in half to stop further advances but were told to pull out. Norway had at this point a big merchant fleet It was sequestrated and used bring good and weapon for the allies. This left thousands of seamen nowhere to go those go tried to flee was arrested and sent back as crew members of any merchant ship. They the crew lived under a constant pressure (one out of ten) never made it home can you imagine how they year after year lived in constant fear a tank ship full high octane for planes with the enemy U-boats lurking about. When the war ended and they could go home they were treated with indifference like shirkers who had avoided the war. These seafarers where heroes of the highest order but the government ignored them, they let down the pride of Norway, one can say without them the war might have lasted much longer