Flowers In The Gutter. The True Story Of The Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted The Nazis

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Dutton
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2020
Edition: First Edition

Description: 301 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: 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 werent 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 Hitlers grip tightened, these three found themselves trapped in a nation whose government contradicted everything they believed in. 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 no. 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 IIs desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reichs ultimate punishment. This is their story.

ISBN: 9780525555414