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What bright secrets transpired during the world’s darkest hours?Light shone in an era marked by tyranny and mass destruction.
Kindness resurfaced when the lines between friends and foes were blurred.
Hope prevailed when staying hidden and quiet was a civilian’s best chance of survival.
Behold, the Second World War—a ruthless period of oppression and torment that Jews and other minorities were forced to endure. To this day, this event represents one of humanity’s greatest tragedies.
Yet in the thick of cruelty, suffering, and loss, ordinary women secretly stood against the Nazi regime, selflessly serving as bearers of peace and hope. They risked their lives to protect the persecuted without seeking reward or recognition.
Today, we honor these women for their courage, kindness, wit, and resourcefulness during the war.
Here lie their unsung legacies.
Women Rescuers of WWII presents the true stories of brave female heroes during the world’s most perilous crisis. Marvel at the phenomenal untold rescue missions ofIda and Louise Cook, the Secretive Sisters, whose risky airline flights almost cost them everything.Ebba Lund, the Red Riding Hood of the Danish Resistance, and the seafaring voyages she arranged for refugees fleeing to Swedish shores.Irena Sendler, the Good Catholic Smuggler, and her daring plot to liberate Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto.Marie Schmolka and Doreen Warriner, the Masterminds of the Move, whose Kindertransport scheme freed thousands of children.Andrée de Jongh, the Postmistress, who smuggled her “parcels”—fallen Allied airmen—from France to neutral Spain.other extraordinary women who risked it all to stand up for their beliefs!It takes good, strong women to change the course of the greatest battle in history.
Now ask yourself, what truly makes a hero?
From the Publisher
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Spies and secret agents in the shadows
True stories of five women who exchanged their glittering, privileged high-society lives for the shadowy world of espionage in WWII.
Brilliant minds doing top secret work
Breaking the silence on the untold stories of seven women engaged in top-secret work behind the scenes, to shorten the length of WWII.
Armed with tools of healing not warfare
Healing the wounded in makeshift field hospitals and ambulance trains under fire, the true stories of frontline nurses in WWII.
Championing courage and compassion
Remarkable true stories of six women who carried out daring and dangerous rescue missions, risking their own lives to save those of the persecuted.
ASIN : B0BNCD7Z3F
Publisher : Intrepidas Publishing (November 24, 2022)
Publication date : November 24, 2022
Language : English
File size : 3407 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 183 pages
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