The Mountains Wait, first published in 1942, is a first person account of life in northern Norway just before and during the Nazi occupation in World War II. Author Theodor Broch (1904-1998) served as the mayor of the city of Narvik during this trying period, and was witness to the changes wrought by the Nazi regime, the famous naval battle of Narvik in April 1940, the resistance efforts by the Norwegians, and the struggles of the civilian population. Broch also describes his voyage to America and his visits to camps training Norwegian soldiers.
