The stories in this book are part of my memories from a somewhat tumultuous life in my early years until I married as a 21-year-old.
My stepfather, Max Manus, had immediately after the war bought the slightly less than 20-acre property "Norderhaug" on Landøya in Asker, outside Oslo. That's where I grew up.
Apart from a few, the stories which makes part of this book have a direct relation to Landøya and thereby my stepfather Max, while three chapters are taken from his second war book "Det blir alvor", (It gets serious), which was first published in 1946. I have included them as, in my opinion, they give a an authentic picture of the time, seen through Max's eyes, among other things when it comes to the Oslo gangs dealings with self-developed torpedoes.

The book also contains some black and white photos from the period immediately after the war. Most are taken by Max himself.

"The Mischievous boy" and the War Hero - I have dedicated to the future, in the spirit that in my opinion there is no future without a past.