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Their Darkest Hour

by Laurence Rees

World War, 1939-1945Personal narrativesAtrocitiesDecision makingWeltkriegGrausamkeitWorld war, 1939-1945, personal narrativesWorld war, 1939-1945, atrocities

Laurence Rees presents 35 of his most electrifying encounters, from Estera Frenkiel, a young Jewish woman given the chance to save ten fellow Jews from deportation and death to Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier, so fanatical that he refused to surrender for 29 years after the end of the war.

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Book data: Open Library