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The Serpent's Egg (The Red Orchestra #1) by Toner, J J is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Serpent's Egg (The Red Orchestra #1) about?
In this unforgettable book, distinguished author Anne Nelson shares one of the most shocking and inspiring–and least chronicled–stories of domestic resistance to the Nazi regime. The Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra, was the Gestapo’s name for an intrepid band of German artists, intellectuals, and bureaucrats (almost half of them women) who battled treacherous odds to unveil the brutal secrets of their fascist employers and oppressors.Based on years of research, featuring new information, and culled from exclusive interviews, Red Orchestra documents this riveting story through the eyes of Greta Kuckhoff, a German working mother. Fighting for an education in 1920s Berlin but frustrated by her country’s economic instability and academic sexism, Kuckhoff ventured to America, where she immersed herself in jazz, Walt Disney movies, and the first stirrings of the New Deal. When she returned to her homeland, she watched with anguish as it descended into a totalitarian society that relegated her friends to exile and detention, an environment in which political extremism evoked an extreme response.Greta and others in her circle were appalled by Nazi anti-Semitism and took action on many front
Who reads The Serpent's Egg (The Red Orchestra #1)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Toner, J J
- Publisher
- JJ Toner Publishing
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781588367990
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Political Science, Thriller
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (235 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14