NON-FICTION " Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935-1937 " by Oddvar K. Høidal A native of Norway, Oddvar Høidal specializes in Norwegian World War II history. This book follows Leon Our literary experts rounded up 15 great new Nordic books to add to your reading list. Trotsky's two-year Norwegian exile. From the time Trotsky arrived unannounced in Oslo in June 1935 until his departure in 1937, he was an increasingly controversial fi gure caught up in the machinations of post-revolutionary Stalinist Russia and the divided Norwegian Labor Party wishing to maintain good relations with Norway's powerful neighbor. Høidal examines the internal Norwegian struggles generated by Trotsky's presence in Norway as well as the worldwide implications of the country housing the world's most famous Bolshevik revolutionary dissident. amazon.com " Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815 " by Rasmus Glenthoj and Morten Nordhagen Ottesen This book explores the experiences of war and nationality in Denmark and Norway during the Napoleonic wars and provides a fascinating portrait of the emergence of modern Norway and Denmark. The events that led to Norwegians getting their own constitution in 1814 did not happen in a vacuum and neither was it solely a Norwegian national development. Infl uences from the French and American revolutions, as well as Swedish dreams of aggrandizement while Danes were fi guratively driven into the arms of Napoleon after the 1807 bombardment of Copenhagen, are all part of the remarkable story told in this book. amazon.com 24 VIKING JUNE 2014 sonsofnorway.comhttp://www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com http://www.sonsofnorway.com