The Bohemians
The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 14, 2020
“A detailed and meticulously researched tale… that reads like a thriller.”—New York Times Book Review From the New York Times best-selling author of Blitzed, the incredible true story of two idealistic young lovers who led the anti-Nazi resistance in the darkening heart of Berlin Summertime, 1935.
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- Who it’s for
- A meticulously researched history moves with the urgency of a story about love, secrets, and resistance.
- Themes
- Anti-Nazi resistance, Love and sacrifice, Wartime espionage
- Pacing
- Fast
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“A detailed and meticulously researched tale… that reads like a thriller.”—New York Times Book Review From the New York Times best-selling author of Blitzed, the incredible true story of two idealistic young lovers who led the anti-Nazi resistance in the darkening heart of Berlin Summertime, 1935. On a lake near Berlin, a young man is out sailing when he glimpses a woman reclining in the prow of a passing boat.
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Their eyes meet—and one of history’s greatest conspiracies is born. Harro Schulze-Boysen already had shed blood in the fight against Nazism by the time he and Libertas Haas-Heye began their whirlwind romance. She joined the cause, and soon the two lovers were leading a network of antifascist fighters that stretched across Berlin’s bohemian underworld. Harro himself infiltrated German intelligence and began funneling Nazi battle plans to the Allies, including the details of Hitler’s surprise attack on the Soviet Union. But nothing could prepare Harro and Libertas for the betrayals they would suffer in this war of secrets—a struggle in which friend could be indistinguishable from foe. Drawing on unpublished diaries, letters, and Gestapo files, Norman Ohler spins an unforgettable tale of love, heroism, and sacrifice in The Bohemians.
Resistance and Romance
A meticulously researched history moves with the urgency of a story about love, secrets, and resistance.
Come here for
- The charged meeting of an idealistic romance and antifascist resistance
- A Berlin network of secrets, infiltration, and betrayal
Expect
- A sustained narrative grounded in diaries, letters, and Gestapo files
- Love and danger unfolding in the darkening years of Nazi rule
Where it sits
| Lives in History | 50% |
|---|---|
| World War II: European Theater | 49% |
| German History | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- German History
- World War II History
- Intelligence & Spycraft
- Authors
- Norman Ohler
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 14, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Anti-Nazi resistance · Love and sacrifice · Wartime espionage
- Reading lane
- Lives in History