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Flowers in the gutter, the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis, K.R. Gaddy

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Flowers in the gutter, the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis, K.R. Gaddy

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eng

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Main title

Flowers in the gutter

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1135318842

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K.R. Gaddy

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the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis

Summary

The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they could. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean were classic outsiders: their clothes were different, their music was rebellious, and they weren't afraid to fight. But they were also Germans living under Hitler, and any nonconformity could get them arrested or worse. As children in 1933, they saw their world change. Their earliest memories were of the Nazi rise to power and of their parents fighting Brownshirts in the streets, being sent to prison, or just disappearing.As Hitler's grip tightened, these three found themselves trapped in a nation whose government contradicted everything they believed inches And by the time they were teenagers, the Nazis expected them to be part of the war machine. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean and hundreds like them said numbers They grew bolder, painting anti-Nazi graffiti, distributing anti-war leaflets, and helping those persecuted by the Nazis. Their actions were always dangerous. The Gestapo pursued and arrested hundreds of Edelweiss Pirates. In World War II's desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reich's ultimate punishment. This is their story

Target audience

adolescent

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