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Freiheit!: The White Rose Graphic Novel by Andrea Grosso Ciponte
5.0

This was a beautifully illustrated, concise history of the White Rose student group that (subtly) fought against the Nazi party during WWII in Germany. I didn't know anything about this group before I read this book, and am now interested in learning more about them and what they accomplished as a small group of students to disrupt the fascist regime running their country.

The ending was unfortunately not a happy one for our protagonists, but I liked that the author included the lasting effects of the White Rose's work later on in the war as well as English translations of their leaflets.