Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45
Encyclopedia
Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-1945 is a Norwegian
encyclopaedia covering the Second World War
.
It was issued in 1995 by the publishing house J.W. Cappelen
. The editorial staff consisted of five editors: Hans Fredrik Dahl, Guri Hjeltnes
, Berit Nøkleby
, Nils Johan Ringdal
and Øystein Sørensen
. It contains around 1,000 articles, of which around 500 are biographies.
The encyclopaedia is available online.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
encyclopaedia covering the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
It was issued in 1995 by the publishing house J.W. Cappelen
J.W. Cappelens Forlag
J.W. Cappelens Forlag, usually referred to as Cappelen, was one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway. J.W. Cappelens Forlag was founded in 1829 by Jørgen Wright Cappelen, of the distinguished Cappelen family. Torger Baardseth was the director of Cappelen between 1904 and 1943. JW Cappelens...
. The editorial staff consisted of five editors: Hans Fredrik Dahl, Guri Hjeltnes
Guri Hjeltnes
Guri Hjeltnes is a Norwegian journalist and historian. Having mainly researched Norwegian World War II history during her career, she is a professor of journalism at the BI Norwegian Business School since 2004. She has also spent considerable time as a journalist and commentator, currently in...
, Berit Nøkleby
Berit Nøkleby
Berit Nøkleby is a Norwegian historian.She was born in Drammen, and is a cand.philol. by education. She has contributed to several books on the German occupation of Norway. She wrote book II and IV of the series Norge i krig I–VIII. Fremmedåk og frihetskamp 1940–1945...
, Nils Johan Ringdal
Nils Johan Ringdal
Nils Johan Ringdal was a Norwegian author and historian, known mostly for his works on Norwegian occupation history and Norwegian cultural history, and for his controversial book "Nationaltheaterets Historie 1899-1999" ...
and Øystein Sørensen
Øystein Sørensen
Øystein Sørensen is a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo since 1996, he has published several books on the history of ideas, including Norwegian nationalism and national socialism, as well as general Norwegian World War II history.Born at Strømmen, he took the cand.philol....
. It contains around 1,000 articles, of which around 500 are biographies.
The encyclopaedia is available online.