Defying the Nazis: The Story of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld, Young Readers Edition (Young Readers) (Young Readers)

by Herman Vinke

The man who saved The Pianist's Wladyslaw Szpilman and dozens of others.

Initially an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler, Wilm Hosenfeld became aware of the Third Reich's relentless brutality against the Poles and Jews when he was stationed in Poland. Witnessing the Nazis' inhumanity changed Hosenfeld from an enemy occupier to a rescuer. Hosenfeld's heroic efforts to save Polish citizens was mostly unknown until a scene in the Oscar-winning film,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595727590
• ISBN13: 9781595727596
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Star Bright Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12