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The White Rose: Munich 1942-1943 Kindle Edition

by Inge Scholl (Author), Dorothee Solle (Introduction), Arthur R Schultz (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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A powerful account of the resistance group made up of German students who opposed Nazism, written by the sister of two members who were killed.

The White Rose tells the story of Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl, who in 1942 led a small underground organization of German students and professors to oppose the atrocities committed by Hitler and the Nazi Party. They named their group the White Rose, and they distributed leaflets denouncing the Nazi regime. Sophie, Hans, and a third student were caught and executed.

Written by Inge Scholl (Han’s and Sophie’s sister), The White Rose features letters, diary excerpts, photographs of Hans and Sophie, transcriptions of the leaflets, and accounts of the trial and execution. This is a gripping account of courage and morality.

“A sad and beautiful book; timely and timeless.” —The Wall Street Journal

“The existence of an organized resistance in Germany during the Third Reich has often been glossed over or ignored . . . Now for the first time this fascinating story, told by the surviving sister of two of the students, is available in accurate and readable English.” —Library Journal
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"The existence of an organized resistance in Germany during the Third Reich has often been glossed over or ignored . . . Now for the first time this fascinating story, told by the surviving sister of two of the students, is available in accurate and readable English"―Library Journal

"The existence of an organized resistance in Germany during the Third Reich has often been glossed over or ignored . . . Now for the first time this fascinating story, told by the surviving sister of two of the students, is available in accurate and readable English"―Library Journal

"A sad and beautiful book; timely and timeless"―Wall Street Journal

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5 1/2 x 8 1/2 trim. 9 illus. LC 83-16828

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09QX1KGC7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wesleyan University Press (December 20, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1851 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 162 ratings

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EH
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Reading
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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The book is very interesting, but I had to stop and read something else along the way. It is a hard read, but good.
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Rich Halecki
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022
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I had heard the White Rose story on the History Channel and it intrigued me. Who were these kids? I had no information.
This book answered that.

Look, it's written by their sister. So I couldn't expect an unbiased telling of all their flaws and failings. And it wasnt.

But it was informative. And, it gave me a feel of just how brave these children were.
An excellent book!
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leslie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
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A great book about Hans and Sophie Scholl.
A good read for all ages about Resistance in WWll.
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Geoffrey Chaney
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Nazi's?
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
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Yes. There were "good Nazi's". Inspiring story and restored my belief that at least a few Germans had the courage to speak out. The life and death of Sophie is remarkable to say the least. All the descriptions of her death seem to indicate she was in something akin to a state of grace at her last moments. This book describes a level of courage worth seeking towards. A compelling read for sure.
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Richard
3.0 out of 5 stars Will Read More on This
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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I had always wanted to read about this facet of the war. The book had the right amount of detail in giving an overall picture of the group.
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Jules
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing account, but there are some errors.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2019
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I love this book. I love the incredible story it recounts about a group of brave university students. I would recommend this to every person who wishes to know anything about history. With the disclaimer that there are a significant amount of grammatical errors. I simply attribute that to this being a translation but I really wish that it was more refined.
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Rosie
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting and provocative account of a terrible time.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016
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this book is a much better account of the White Rose activity up to and including the German government in WW II than "Sophie Scholl and the White Rose". it was easier to read and i think the fact that the author had a more "intimate" relationship with the characters may have been the reason. i especially liked the fact that copies of the inclusion of the Leaflets fascinating and interesting and the same goes for the inclusion of court documents, personal communication between others and Sophie to be much more touching, interesting and informative. i really liked the fact that i read this book second after the "Sophie Scholl and the White Rose" a good but coincidental thing. if i had only one of these books to read, i would recommend this one. i also liked the personal account and glimpses of the characters and their internal family life. (the fact that i read them both was a serendipitous result of mistyping).
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EMaro
5.0 out of 5 stars Short, important read
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018
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What an important book! I’ve just finished so its still settling in but if you’re interested in politics, history, psychology, the human spirit, oppression and resistance, purpose and sacrifice, etc. etc. you will gain something from reading this book.
Some of the language is unusual, maybe because of the translation? Despite that, I think this would be a good book for high school students to read. It's not too long, the story is of course a sad one but also enthralling and eye opening.
Hoping to share my copy over and over again.
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Karen Hayward
5.0 out of 5 stars "Lest we forget"
Reviewed in Australia on May 31, 2021
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History we should never forget OR repeat. A must read.
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David Ayres
5.0 out of 5 stars :P
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2013
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This was a fantastic read with great insights and helped me greatly on my studies on this particular group. it was a fantastic read and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in resistance and world war 2 in general
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Tom Gersbirck
4.0 out of 5 stars Die Weisse Rose
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2013
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This is probably about the sixth book I've read on The White Rose, and although quite short in pages, it's interesting and brings forward a new perspective which is not found elsewhere. Like most people who have an interest in The White Rose and other courageous resistance groups of their time, it's now near impossible to find first hand accounts of their activities. As such I have to say I'm sceptical about books which are written many decades after a group was `irradiated/disbanded', and this I'm sorry to say falls in that category. As interesting as it was to read, I found myself cross referencing it with what I read from other material written many decades previous. With this said I'd agree that the contents of this book are an interesting addition to whatever else you might have read elsewhere. Just don't expect it to go into depth where other books have failed simply because of who wrote it.

If you are in any way interested in The White Rose then to be honest any review is obsolete because you'll instinctively buy anything relating to it. This is what brought me to buy the book and will no doubt do the same for any future book published relating to them. As for the quality, I'm of the opinion the longer they take to publish such material the poorer and more speculative it becomes.
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DR P SHRIMPTON
4.0 out of 5 stars A great story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2014
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Not brilliantly written but the story it tells is so moving and dramatic that you easily get caught up in it.
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