Inspired by the incredible true story of a group of ordinary men and women who dared to stand against evil
The ideal of a new Germany swept up Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor–that is, until she realized the truth behind Hitler’s machinations for the fatherland. Now she and other students in Munich, the cradle of the Nazi government, have banded together to form a group to fight for the truth: the White Rose. Risking everything to print and distribute leaflets calling for Germans to rise up against the evil permeating their country, the White Rose treads a knife’s edge of discovery by the Gestapo.
Annalise Brandt came to the University of Munich to study art, not get involved with conspiracy. The daughter of an SS officer, she’s been brought up to believe in the Führer’s divinely appointed leadership. But the more she comes to know Sophie and her friends, the more she questions the Nazi propaganda.
Soon Annalise joins their double life–students by day, resisters by night. And as the stakes increase, they’re all forced to confront the deadly consequences meted out to any who dare to oppose the Reich.
A gripping testament to courage, The White Rose Resistsilluminates the sacrifice and conviction of an unlikely group of revolutionaries who refused to remain silent-no matter the cost.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The White Rose Resists
Book Author: Amanda Barratt
What do you like about this book:
"The day of reckoning has come, the reckoning of the German youth again the most heinous tyranny our nation ever had to suffer. In the name of all German youth, we demand of Adolf Hitler's state the return of personal freedom, the most precious good of the German people, of which he has cheated us in the most wretched manner."
A manifesto of sorts; defining the demands of "The White Rose", a student resistance movement, who against all odds, fought a regime of terror with the only means they had available; their words. Did they accomplish their purpose? Perhaps the fact that we are still honoring them with our words is a fitting tribute to their legacy.
Amanda Barratt has written these brave young men and women back to life within the pages of her book; carefully peeling back the layers of their humanity, their conscience, their determination, their sanctity of life, and ultimately their ineffable courage in the face of dire consequences. And even then . . .
"I don't regret my conduct. I believe I have done the best I could for my country and my conscience. I'm ready to stand before God only with the regret that I didn't do more."
What an outstanding example of historical fiction.
I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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