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Resisting Hitler. Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra

by Shareen Blair Brysac

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An account of an American woman who gave her life in the struggle against the Nazi regime. As members of a key resistance group, Mildred and her husband, Arvid Harnack, assisted in the escape of German Jews and political dissidents, and provided economic and military intelligence to the Allies.

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Canonical title: Resisting Hitler. Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra
Original title: Resisting Hitler. Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra
Original publication date: 2000
People/Characters: Mildred Harnack; Arvid Harnack; Martha Dodd; Rote Kapelle; Greta Kuckhoff
Important places: Germany
Important events: Holocaust

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Languages: English, German
Media: Paper, Ebook
ISBNs: 6
ASINs: 2

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Published: 2000
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 943.086
LCC: PS29 .H36 .B79

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