The boys who challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

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The boys who challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Title remainder
Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Statement of responsibility
Phillip Hoose
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phil Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
940.53/489083
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
D802.D4
LC item number
H645 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
juvenile

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