Sisterhood of Ravensbruck - How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted Nazis in Hitlers All

A tale of great enterprise and great fortitude, and of wonderful female solidarity and nobility of spirit, in the bleakest of circumstances.

For decades after World War II, histories of the French Resistance were written almost exclusively by men and largely ignored the contributions of women. Many current overviews of the subject continue to underplay the extent and importance of women's participation in the Resistance, treating the subject, in the words of one historian, as 'an anonymous background element in an essentially male story'.

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück corrects that omission, surveying the bond between four women - Germaine Tillion, Anise Girard, Genevieve de Gaulle, and Jacqueline d'Alincourt - who fought valiantly against Nazi oppression. While the women belonged to different Resistance movements and networks, they were united by a common thread: they were arrested by the Gestapo, underwent merciless interrogations and beatings, were jailed - and, most significantly, survived, if just barely, the hell of Ravensbrück, the only concentration camp designed specifically for women. In an institution designed to dehumanise and kill, the sisterhood maintained their sense of self and joined together to face down death.

Remarkably, in the aftermath of World War II, the women once again joined forces to find a way to transcend the horrors of the war and turn it into something good for themselves and the world. The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück is an illuminating, inspiring account.

Info autore

Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history, most of which focus on World War II. Olson’s previous book, Empress of the Nile, was published by Scribe in 2023. Other books by Olson include Last Hope Island, Madame Fourcade’s Secret War, and Citizens of London.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lynne Olson
• Editore: Faber Factory Plus GBS
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2025
• EAN: 9781917189118
• ISBN: 978-1-917189-11-8
• Pagine: 384
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, Second World War, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General