Letter to My Descendants, Volume 1"Niels Aage Skove was one of a small band of determined saboteurs who individually challenged Nazi overlordship, denying legitimacy to German military occupation and refusing to cooperate with the aggressors. He thereby became eyewitness and participant in an intriguing aspect of modern history: the civilian resistance in World War II."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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References to this book
A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews During World War II Emmy E. Werner Limited preview - 2002 |