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Conscience In Revolt: Sixty-four Stories Of Resistance In Germany, 1933-45
Leber's thumbnail portraits bring to life and record the heroism of sixty-four members of the Resistance from every walk of life. Their stories are sometimes spectacular, often quiet and almost commonplace accounts of men and women striving to maintain dignity and decency in the face of the ruthless, total power of the Nazis.
270 pages, Paperback
First published June 28, 1994
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April 7, 2018
This book is a window back into time, before the history of World War II might have been cleansed and changed for the telling. It contains a historical 'report' of sixty-four individuals who were executed by Nazi's, and/or cooperating governments for acts deemed 'treason' against the Reich. Each accounting is comprised of 6-8 pages, with pictures & documents that support each entry.
What makes this book particularly notable is that it was originally written in 1954, and was done with a tremendous effort to research and account for each instance. (This edition was translated into English in 1957.) All this research and documentation was done before historians shaped the stories of World War II, which for me makes me feel as though I had small a view of history happening. As I have read a number of books on WWII, I am familiar with a good number of the people included. I was excited to know a little more about each of them. Of note though is in reading about people who resisted and died who's stories have died with them and/or whom will likely never be known to us.
What makes this book particularly notable is that it was originally written in 1954, and was done with a tremendous effort to research and account for each instance. (This edition was translated into English in 1957.) All this research and documentation was done before historians shaped the stories of World War II, which for me makes me feel as though I had small a view of history happening. As I have read a number of books on WWII, I am familiar with a good number of the people included. I was excited to know a little more about each of them. Of note though is in reading about people who resisted and died who's stories have died with them and/or whom will likely never be known to us.
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