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Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark

Deborah Hopkinson

This account examines people involved in the Danish Resistance during Denmark’s Nazi occupation in World War II. It recounts the resistance effort and the rescue of more than 7,000 Jews, focusing on people who believed that individual actions could matter. Photographs accompany these stories of spies, saboteurs, survivors, and others who acted amid wartime danger.

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Themes
Courage · History · Social Justice · War And Conflict
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780545915977
Language
English
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