Defying the Nazis The Sharps' War |
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Author:
| Joukowsky, Artemis |
Foreword by:
| Burns, Ken |
ISBN: | 978-0-8070-1302-1 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
Publisher: | Beacon Press
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Imprint: | Beacon Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.