Readers of all generations have grown up on The Silver Sword, Ian
Serraillier's best-selling tale of children under wartime
occupation, but few know the real life stories of the children and
teenagers who went further and actually stood up to the Nazis.
Here, for the first time, Monica Porter gathers together their
stories from many corners of occupied Europe, showing how in a
variety of audacious and inventive ways children as young as six
resisted the Nazi menace, risking and sometimes even sacrificing
their brief lives in the process: a heroism that until now has
largely gone unsung. These courageous youngsters came from all
classes and backgrounds. There were high school drop-outs and
social misfits, brainy bookworms, the children of farmers and
factory workers. Some lost their entire families to the war, yet
fought on alone. Often more adept and fearless at resistance than
adults, they exuded an air of guilessness and could slip more
easily under the Nazi radar. But as nets tightened, many were
captured, tortured or imprisoned, some paying the highest price - a
life cut short by execution before they had even turned eighteen.
These children were motivated by different ideals; patriotism,
political conviction, their Christian beliefs, or revulsion at the
brutality of the Third Reich. But what united them was their
determination to strike back at an enemy which had deprived them of
their freedom, their dignity - and their childhood.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2020 |
Authors: |
Monica Porter
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-6428-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5267-6428-8 |
Barcode: |
9781526764287 |
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