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The White Rose Resists
The White Rose Resists: A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler | Amanda Barratt
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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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This book, while not bad, does have a few irritating little things that editors should have caught, like highly inconsistent italicizing of some German words, but not all.

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Amanda Barratt is a master storyteller who weaves beautifully crafted fiction into heart-rending history to produce a thought-provoking and soul-stirring story of unspeakable tragedy and hope. She pens such unique and unforgettable historical fiction. I knew nothing about the White Rose student movement in Munich during WWII prior to reading this book but experiencing the students' sacrifice has given me a new focus in perspective.