Defying Hitler

An enthralling work of popular history that vividly resurrects the web of everyday Germans who resisted Nazi ruleNazi Germany is remembered as a nation of willing fanatics But beneath the surface, countless ordinary, everyday Germans actively resisted Hitler Some passed industrial secrets to Allied spies Some forged passports to help Jews escape the Reich For others, resistance was as simple as writing a letter denouncing the rigidity of Nazi law No matter how small the act, the danger was the same any display of defiance was met with arrest, interrogation, torture, and even death Defying Hitler follows the underground network of Germans who believed standing against the Fuhrer to be important than their own survival Their bravery is astonishing a schoolgirl beheaded by the Gestapo for distributing anti Nazi fliers a German American teacher who smuggled military intel to Soviet agents, becoming the only American woman executed by the Nazis a pacifist philosopher murdered for his role in a plot against Hitler a young idealist who joined the SS to document their crimes, only to end up, to his horror, an accomplice to the Holocaust This remarkable account illuminates their struggles, yielding an accessible narrative history with the pace and excitement of a thriller. New Read [ Defying Hitler ] author [ Gordon Thomas ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I finished this book some time ago, but I was unable to decide what to include into my feedback There is so much in it, so much information that I would not like to leave unmentioned This is not the first book I have read on the German resistance against Hitler, but I admit this one is well written and perfectly researched The Authors fo...Doesn t every human being, no matter which era he lives in, always have to reckon with being accountable to God at any moment Sophie Scholl Sophie Scholl has almost two hundred schools named in her honor across Germany She was a member oh the White Rose, a group of resistors who fought bravely against Hitler and the Nazi Party.Gordon Thomas and Greg Lewis non fiction book tells of several of groups of Germans that defied Nazi Rule Very well documented, one learns of the those heros and her Doesn t every human being, no matter which era he lives in, always have to reckon with being accountable to God at any moment Sophie Scholl Sophie Scholl has almost two hundred schools named in her honor across Germany She was a member oh the White Rose, a group of resistors who fought bravely against Hitler and the Nazi Party.Gordon Thomas and Greg Lewis non fiction book tells of several of groups of Germans that defied Nazi Rule Very well documented, one learns of ...Somebody, after all, had to make a start What we wrote and said is also believed by many others They just don t dare express themselves as we did Sophie SchollI received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway I had already heard about Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Valkyrie assassination attempt on Hitler, but the majority of these resistors were unknown to me In many ways, it changes my feelings on Germany and WWII, but it also points out that once someone like Hitler comes into power, it is v Somebody, after all, had to make a start What we wrote and said is also believed by many others They just don t dare express themselves as we did Sophie SchollI received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway I had already heard about...Very well researched and well written I was pleased to have learned some new things from this book, and will do a bit of research on my own with some of the things I learned, especially regarding Dietrich Bonhoeffer It s always both interesting and surprising when something new comes up about Bonhoeffer.The...This was a free book from NetGalleyDefying Hitler Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule by Gordon Thomas and Greg LewisFew People were brave enough to commit their lives to working against the Nazi Regime that took control of Weimar Germany in 1933 Every Party, non Nazi voluntary organization were replaced with Nazi dominated organizations, religion was declared unde...Defying Hitler was the most dangerous path for Germans in the 1930 s and 1940 s yet many people of conscience did just that This very well researched book tells us the story of The White Rose, Bonhoeffer, the Harnacks and the other courageous individuals in adetailed and intimate manner that has been told before Despite the horror, this is a readable book and unputdownable.I read an advance reading copy which I won in a Goodreads giveaway so there were a few minor typos and no pictures w Defying Hitler was the most dangerous path for Germans in the 1930 s and 1940 s yet many people of conscience did just that This very well researched book tells us the story of The White Rose, Bonhoeffer, the Harnacks and the other courageous individuals in adetailed and intimate manner that has been told before Despite the horror, this is a readable book and unputdownable.I read an advance reading copy which I won in a G...I was impressed by the difference in background among the resistance documented by the authors We hear the stories of the White Rose students Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christopher Probst, followed by the near success of aristocratic military men like Stauffenberg and the less well known, Tresckow I had to disengage for a time after reading how close the military came to killing Hitler Hitler cut short a tour of captured Russian weapons just before a bomb co...WOW That was a lot of information I haven t read a book like this before and it was very informative I still think it s crazy that with all the attempts on Hitler no one was successful A lot of people gave their lives...Excellent book Very fact driven, and therefore it could be a bit of a slog, at times, but I learned so muchabout names that I had read many times before.Sophie and Hans Scholl, Wilhelm Canaris, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and many, manyI am so happy that I stayed with the book...An incredibly detailed and thought provoking read this is a mammoth book at almost six hundred pages, but is worth it for those interested in WWII German history The author obviously spent a great deal of time researching and it shows Reading this book is a big commitment, but very much worth it.

• 03 December 2018
Gordon Thomas
• Hardcover
• 560 pages
• 0451489047
• Gordon Thomas
• Defying Hitler