Egil Ulateig (born March 16, 1946) is a

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journalist and non-fiction writer. Ulateig served as the editor of the magazine '' Alle Menn'' in the 1970s.Arentz, Jan Birger. 2001. Sånn er livet: Egil Ulateig. ''NRK'' (September 5).
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'', which at the time was owned by the Socialist Left Party. Ulateig has more than 20 years' experience as a journalist and has traveled globally for his work. He also served in the Norwegian Peace Corps in eastern Africa. Ulateig has written many

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s and documentary books, including books on Norwegians that fought for the

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during the Second World War. He has also written biographies, such as ''Raud krigar, raud spion'' (Red Warrior, Red Spy) about the communist saboteur and resistance member

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. Ulateig specializes in the history of those Norwegians that fought for the Germans during the Second World War. He has repeatedly sparked debates and headlines due to disclosures and/or statements he has made in his books. Egil Ulateig lives in

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in Oppland county, where he also runs the publishing company Forlaget Reportasje.Mafiatilstander i bokbransjen. 2008. ''GD'' (December 10).
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Bibliography

* 1973: ''Øyekast i en fremmed gate'' (Glance in a Strange Street;

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) * 1973: ''Den kvite mann i Kenya: kvifor vert dei fattige fattigare?'' (The White Man in Kenya: Why Are the Poor Becoming Poorer?

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) * 1975: ''Hvite herskere – svarte slaver '' (White Rulers—Black Slaves; Aschehoug) * 1984: ''Falstad: en konsentrasjonsleir i Norge'' (Falstad: A Concentration Camp in Norway; Mortensens forlag) * 1985: ''Hjem til Stalin: skjebnen til 83 000 russiske krigsfanger i Norge'' (Home to Stalin: The Fate of the 83,000 Russian Prisoners of War in Norway;

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) * 1986: ''En nordmann mot mafiaen'' (A Norwegian against the Mafia; Mortensens) * 1987: ''Dagbok frå ein rotnorsk nazist'' (Diary of a Genuine Norwegian Patriot Nazi; Samlaget) * 1987: ''To levende og to døde (Flukten)'' (Two Living and Two Dead: Escape; Metope) * 1988: ''I hellig tjeneste: om Norge, Israel og fem kanonbåter'' (In Sacred Service: Norway, Israel, and Five Gunboats; Metope) * 1989: ''Raud krigar, raud spion'' (Red Warrior, Red Spy; Samlaget) * 1990: ''Den lange reisen hjem: kongefamilien under annen verdenskrig'' (The Long Journey Home: The Royal Family during the Second World War; Scanbok) * 1991: ''Hvit hevn'' (White Vengeance; Scanbok) * 1993: ''Justismord: Historien om Roald Dysthe'' (Miscarriage of Justice: The Story of Roald Dysthe; Aschehoug) * 1996: ''Med rett til å drepe'' (Licence to Kill; Tiden) * 1998: ''Heimevernets hjerte: Heimevernskolen Dombås 1948–1998'' (

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Heart: The

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Home Guard School 1948–1998; Skolen) * 1999: ''De gode mot de onde...'' (Good against Evil ...; Forlaget Reportasje) * 2001: ''Vergeløs: Historien om Marit Sjongs liv før og etter døden'' (Defenseless: The Story of Marit Sjong's Life before and after Death; Reportasje) * 2002: ''Veien mot undergangen: Historien om de norske frontkjemperne'' (The Road to Doom: The Story of the Norwegians that Fought for the Germans; Reportasje) * 2003: ''Korsfestelsen: Historien om Ragnvald Skrede og Vågå'' (Crucifixion: The Story of

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and

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; Reportasje) * 2004: ''Fordømte engler: Norske kvinner på Østfronten'' (Condemned Angels: Norwegian Women on the Eastern Front; Reportasje) * 2005: ''Nordmennene på Østfronten: Deres egen historie i bilder'' (The Norwegians on the Eastern Front: Their History in Pictures; Reportasje) * 2006: ''Jakten på massemorderne'' (The Search for Mass Murderers; Reportasje) * 2007: ''Stjerneskudd: Ola Plassen 1907–1930'' (Shooting Star: Ola Plassen 1907–1930; Reportasje) * 2008: ''I Jesu navn: Krigens siste offer'' (In the Name of Jesus: The War's Last Victim; Reportasje)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulateig, Egil 1946 births Living people Norwegian newspaper journalists Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian military historians 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers People from Lesja Male non-fiction writers