The White Rose

From the summer of 1942 onwards, the ‘White Rose’ resistance group denounced the Nazi regime in its leaflets and called for an end to the war. On 18 February 1943, Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing the group’s sixth pamphlet at Munich University. The group were exposed, and none of them survived. Drawing on the latest research, Robert Zoske gives a haunting account of what motivated the members of the group, the sources of their Christian and humanist beliefs, and why their courageous actions are still an important legacy for us today.