The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück  by Lynne Olsen is an extraordinary telling of a little-told Nazi horror story, barely hinted at by the subtitle, “How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp.”  This goes beyond any book you’ve read or movie you have seen. The S.S.-run Ravensbruck hard labor camp …

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