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Unsung heroes: Book explores ‘Red Orchestra’ of Nazi resisters, some of whom met in Madison (77 Square)

One of the lasting questions of World War II is, when faced with unimaginable evil all around them, what did ordinary people do?

The consensus generally says that, in Nazi Germany, they did nothing. But a new book about resistance efforts by ordinary citizens of Berlin prior to World War II not only shows that some people tried, but that some who did so had strong Wisconsin ties.