Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The essay begins at 17:00

Books mentioned:

The Story of a Secret State by Jan Karski
The Pianist (originally titled Death of a City) by Wladyslaw Szpilman
Strange Defeat by Marc Bloch
Shattering the German Night (later Sophie Scholl and the White Rose) by Annette Dumbach and Jud Newborn

Movie mentioned:

Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville

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