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Sophie Scholl : the real story of the woman who defied Hitler / Frank McDonough.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Stroud, Gloucestershire : History Press, c2009.Description: 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780752455112 (pbk.)
  • 9780752446752
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • B 943 22
LOC classification:
  • DD256.3.S337 M35 2010
Contents:
Introduction -- Growing up -- Hitler Youth -- Sowing the seeds of doubt -- The turning point -- In the shadow of war -- Kindergarten teacher -- In the labour service of the fatherland -- Munich University -- White Rose -- Sailing into danger -- The tipping point -- Questions and consequences -- The People's Court -- "Long live freedom" -- The legacy -- Notes -- The White Rose leaflets -- The fate of key individuals -- Glossary of German terms and organisations -- Sources and bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index
Summary: This biography provides a shocking but ultimately uplifting and inspirational story about the remarkable life of this German heroine, a modern-day icon who defied Hitler and who was executed for her beliefs.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Printed book Printed book IES Halmstad World War II Biographies Non-fiction B Sch (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 097807524467521
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index.

Introduction -- Growing up -- Hitler Youth -- Sowing the seeds of doubt -- The turning point -- In the shadow of war -- Kindergarten teacher -- In the labour service of the fatherland -- Munich University -- White Rose -- Sailing into danger -- The tipping point -- Questions and consequences -- The People's Court -- "Long live freedom" -- The legacy -- Notes -- The White Rose leaflets -- The fate of key individuals -- Glossary of German terms and organisations -- Sources and bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index

This biography provides a shocking but ultimately uplifting and inspirational story about the remarkable life of this German heroine, a modern-day icon who defied Hitler and who was executed for her beliefs.

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