aturing ▁the ▁A xis ▁Pow ers ▁Germany , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Japan . ▁This ▁book ▁remained ▁legal , ▁but ▁was ▁sold ▁under ▁the ▁counter ▁in ▁book st ores . ▁He ▁fled ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁trav elling ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Sea ▁with ▁Le if ▁" Sh et lands - L ars en " ▁Lars en . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁High ▁Command . ▁He ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁married ▁G erd ▁Sund al ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 1 8 ). ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Le if ▁Lars en ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Sh et lands - L ars en . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁None ▁but ▁the ▁Bra ve , ▁and ▁in ▁France ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Mission ▁Su ic ide . ▁The ▁book ▁sold ▁well ▁( 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁How arth ' s ▁The ▁Sh et land ▁Bus ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁film ▁in ▁which ▁Le if ▁Lars en ▁played ▁himself ▁– ▁Sh et lands g j engen ▁( re leased ▁as ▁Su ic ide ▁Mission ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ). ▁ ▁The ▁children ' s ▁book ▁ ▁(" A ▁Bra ve ▁Ant ") ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 .