The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück
Olson, Lynne
| Autor: | Olson, Lynne |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | History - Military / War |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 03.06.2025 |
| EAN: | 9780593732304 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 384 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Untertitel: | How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp |
Produktinformationen "The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück"
"Ravensbrèuck was [an atypical place], not just as the only all-female German concentration camp, but because 80% of them were political prisoners. Among them was a tight-knit group of women who had been active in the French Resistance. Already well-practiced in sabotaging the Nazi occupation of France, these women joined forces to defy their German captors and keep each other alive. Calling themselves the maquis (guerillas) of Ravensbrèuck, the sisterhood's members, amid unimaginable terror and brutality, subverted Germany's war effort by refusing to do the work they were assigned. Knowing that they risked death for any infraction did not stop them from defying their SS tormentors at every turn---even staging a satirical musical revue about the horrors of the camp. After the war, when many in France wanted nothing more than to focus on the future and forget about those who'd resisted the enemy, the women from Ravensbrèuck refused to allow their achievements, needs, and sacrifices to be erased"--
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