Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Jud Newborn  (7)
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From Publishers Weekly
In 1942, in wartime Munich, a group of medical students calling themselves the White Rose circulated anti-Nazi tracts aimed at fomenting resistance among Germans. "We will not be silent, we are your bad conscience; the White Rose will not leave you in peace!" they declared. Within months, the group's calls for sabotage of the Nazi war machine were heard throughout Germany, prompting an immediate Gestapo crackdown that resulted in the trial and execution of the student leaders. In this detailed, dramatic account, Dumbach and Newborn draw on documents and interviews to re-create the stirring outburst of opposition and its sources in the Catholic and existential beliefs of the students. The White Rose tracts, later distributed throughout Germany and occupied Europe, brought hope and encouragement to prisoners and subjugated peoples.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This superbly written book recounts the courageous but ill-fated stand by young German medical students against the Third Reich during 1942-43. The authors have skillfully drawn personal information about White Rose heroes from published diaries, interviews with survivors, and secondary (mostly German) sources. Therefore, this is an intimate look at the gradual alienation of sensitive young people like Hans and Sophie Scholl away from Hitler Youth membership to active resistance, and a stark depiction of the tense university life and anti-intellectual climate of wartime Munich. A welcome addition to the sparse writings available on World War II German civilian resistance; recommended for academic and public libraries. James B. Casey, Pickaway Cty. P.L., Circleville, Ohio
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In 1942, in wartime Munich, a group of medical students calling themselves the White Rose circulated anti-Nazi tracts aimed at fomenting resistance among Germans. "We will not be silent, we are your bad conscience; the White Rose will not leave you in peace!" they declared. Within months, the group's calls for sabotage of the Nazi war machine were heard throughout Germany, prompting an immediate Gestapo crackdown that resulted in the trial and execution of the student leaders. In this detailed, dramatic account, Dumbach and Newborn draw on documents and interviews to re-create the stirring outburst of opposition and its sources in the Catholic and existential beliefs of the students. The White Rose tracts, later distributed throughout Germany and occupied Europe, brought hope and encouragement to prisoners and subjugated peoples.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This superbly written book recounts the courageous but ill-fated stand by young German medical students against the Third Reich during 1942-43. The authors have skillfully drawn personal information about White Rose heroes from published diaries, interviews with survivors, and secondary (mostly German) sources. Therefore, this is an intimate look at the gradual alienation of sensitive young people like Hans and Sophie Scholl away from Hitler Youth membership to active resistance, and a stark depiction of the tense university life and anti-intellectual climate of wartime Munich. A welcome addition to the sparse writings available on World War II German civilian resistance; recommended for academic and public libraries. James B. Casey, Pickaway Cty. P.L., Circleville, Ohio
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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