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Michelangelo in Ravensbruck: One Woman's War Against the Nazis
Michelangelo in Ravensbruck One Woman's War Against the Nazis Author:Karolina Lanckoronska In 1939, Countess Karolina Lanckoronska, professor and wealthy landowner, joined the Polish underground, was arrested, sentenced to death, and was held in Ravensbruck concentration camp. There she taught art history to other women who, like her, might be dead in a few days. This inspiring and beautifully written memoir records a neglected side o... more »f World War II: the mass murder of Poles, the serial horrors inflicted by both Russians and Nazis, and the immense courage of those who resisted.« less