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The Nazis’ most implacable enemies
This fascinating but neglected history of working-class resistance to Nazi occupation is essential reading, believes JOHN GREEN
WORKING CLASS HERO: Edo Fimmen (insert) monument in Rotterdam designed by Ben Zegers. In 1937 Fimmen declined a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

On Strike Against the Nazis
By Steve Cushion and Merilyn Moos
Socialist History Society Occasional Publication £5

 

THIS booklet by Steve Cushion and Merilyn Moos is a well-researched, invaluable contribution to our understanding of the role played by ordinary workers and trade unionists in the fight against Nazi occupation in Europe.

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