Gaddy, K. R.,

Flowers in the gutter : the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis / True story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis K.R. Gaddy. - 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-292) and index.

Prologue: late 1942 -- 1932-1938 -- 1939-1942 -- 1942-1943 -- 1943-1944 -- Fall 1944 -- 1944-1945 -- 1945-2019.

"The Edelweiss Pirates were a loosely organized group of working-class young people in the Rhine Valley of Germany. They faced off with Nazis during the Third Reich and suffered consequences for their resistance during and after World War II."-- Their earliest memories were of the Nazi rise to power and of their parents fighting Brownshirts in the streets, being sent to prison, or just disappearing. By the time they were teenagers, the Nazis expected them to be part of the war machine. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean and hundreds like them said no. They grew bolder, painting anti-Nazi graffiti, distributing anti-war leaflets, and helping those persecuted by the Nazis. The Gestapo pursued and arrested hundreds of Edelweiss Pirates. In the war's desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reich's ultimate punishment. This is their story. -- adapted from jacket.

ISBN: 9780525555414 0525555412

LCCN: 2019047969

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Anti-Nazi movement
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Teenagers
World War, 1939-1945

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/43