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Defying the Nazis

The Sharps' War

Defying the Nazis( )
Author: Joukowsky, Artemis
Foreword by: Burns, Ken
ISBN:978-0-8070-1302-1
Publication Date:Sep 2018
Publisher:Beacon Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $35.00
Book Description:

Official companion to the Ken Burns PBS film tells the little-known story of Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an otherwise ordinary couple whose faith and commitment to social justice inspired them to undertake dangerous rescue and relief missions across war-torn Europe saving the lives of countless refugees, political dissidents, and Jews on the eve of World War II.


Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: History / Modern / 20Th Century / Holocaust
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.113 x 22.784 x 2.007 cm
Book Weight:0.427 Kilograms
Author Biography
Joukowsky, Artemis (Author)
Ken Burns, July 29, 1953 - Ken Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 29, 1953. Burns attended the alternative campus of Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in film making.

After graduating from college, Burns began Florentine Films with a few of his friends, and began creating his first documentary, entitled "The Brooklyn Bridge." This film won an Academy Award in 1982. His most famous work is his "Civil War" series, which has won many various awards. Burns was the first film maker to be inducted into the Society of American Historians, an unprecedented honor.

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