Kate’s 2¢: “All the frequent troubles of our days: the true story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler” by Rebecca Donner

“All the frequent troubles of our days: the true story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler” by Rebecca Donner

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Donner recounts the life, work, and death of her great-great-aunt based on a variety of primary sources   during her research. Mildred Harnack was an American, a daughter of the American Revolution, and embraced the country of the man she loved…and died for.

   Harnack was beheaded for not wanting to be ruled by the Nazi.

   This is a very interesting, yet, disturbing book. It is amazing how fast Hitler took over every aspect of German culture and the country…Sounds a lot like ‘cancer culture’ that we have today.

   How can anyone say the holocaust didn’t happen? I suppose they are also ignorant of the Wiggers in China, the Russian invasion of Ukrane, Justin Trudeau in Canada, persecution of Christians by Muslims, and, perhaps, the puppeteers behind Biden.

   We truly doomed to repeat history, unless we heed what Mildred told her student, Don: Don’t ever forget.

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“Combining meticulous scholarship and sparkling narrative brio, Rebecca Donner’s All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days brings to life for the first time the central role played by Mildred Harnack in Germany’s homegrown opposition to Nazi rule. Donner’s portrait of the cruelly oppressive system against which Harnack and her circle fought serves to remind us of what …

   “I was born in Canada and during childhood lived in a number of different places — Japan, Michigan, Virginia, and California. My love of books has remained the one constant in my life. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days is my third book, a fusion of biography, WWII espionage thriller, and scholarly detective story.”

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

All the frequent troubles of our days: the true story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler DB105813

Donner, Rebecca. Reading time: 13 hours, 52 minutes.

Read by Rebecca Donner.

Biography

War and the Military

World History and Affairs

The author recounts the life, work, and death of her great-great-aunt, Mildred Harnack, the American leader of a large resistance group in World War II Germany. She discusses how Mildred held secret meetings, recruited members, aided Jews in escaping, plotted sabotage, and more before her eventual capture and execution. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

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