{"product_id":"the-final-hours-farewell-letters-from-the-executed-danish-patriots-paperback","title":"The Final Hours: Farewell Letters from the Executed Danish Patriots - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Final Hours\" was first published in Denmark in 1946 (\u003cem\u003eDe Sidste Timer.\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a collection of the farewell letters of the Danish patriots executed by the Nazi occupiers. This is the only English translation of this collection of letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to official records, 112 members of the resistance were arrested and executed by German court martial between August 28, 1943 and April 25, 1945. It is those resistance members, sentenced to death, who were allowed to write farewell letters on the eve of their execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe alphabetical register in the back of the original book contains 114 names. Eight of those are not otherwise mentioned in the book. They were active in the resistance, but their fates were not mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are 28 names of members of the resistance who appear with photos and short bios, but did not have letters included in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat leaves 78 members of the resistance who were executed by the Nazis. Their letters, their last letters, are given here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48285827891448,"sku":"9780989601023","price":31.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/s5N_dkVpFK9780989601023.webp?v=1777283442","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-final-hours-farewell-letters-from-the-executed-danish-patriots-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}