At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl [Hardcover]

Hans Scholl (Author), Sophie Scholl (Author), Inge Jens (Editor), J. Maxwell Brownjohn (Translator), Richard Gilman (Introduction)

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From Library Journal

The Scholls were key members of the White Rose, a student organization centered at the University of Munich that for several months (1942-43) prepared and disseminated anti-Nazi leaflets. Representing six years worth of diaries and letters, these well-edited extracts suggest how, over time, both brother and sister subconsciously prepared for the brave work they eventually undertook. It is simultaneously uplifting and agonizing to witness their gradual moral/philosophical development and their speedy capture and execution. For more specific information on the actual organization, see their sister Inge Scholl's The White Rose: Munich, 1942-1943 ( Wesleyan Univ. Pr., 1983). For public and academic libraries. Mark R. Yerburgh, Trinity Coll. Lib., Burlington, Vt.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 331 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060157054
• ISBN-13: 978-0060157050
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Footnotes are valuable, December 24, 2000

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This review is from: At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl (Hardcover)

Inge Jens has done a masterful job with the material she was given. A careful read notes the many gaps -- it's not that Hans and Sophie Scholl did not write anything during the gaps, it is more a matter that Dr. Jens was not allowed access to everything in the Scholl archives.

The book is worthwhile for the tiny glimpse it provides into the reality of the Scholl world, though the Aicher-Scholl censorship fairly obscures the remaining members of the White Rose.

Most of all, the book is worth reading because of Inge Jens' excellent research. Her footnotes provide information you won't find elsewhere.