Brothers In Valor: A Story Of Resistance

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One Man Many Nazis You are in Germany at the beginning of the Holocaust. You are being forced to conform to all Nazi laws and beliefs. You are going to be killed if you do not. You are receiving limited information about the world, and you cannot do anything to get true information. Legally, that is. In the novel Brothers In Valor: A Story Of Resistance by Michael O Tunnell, Rudi and his friends, Helmuth and Karl, are experiencing the Nazis and their power. While Rudi and Karl become scared, Helmuth comes up with a bold idea. Helmuth is resistant, straightforward, and courageous because he lives during the Holocaust. Helmuth needs to be resistant in order to follow through with his plan. Since his plan involves going against Nazi law, he

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