The worst White Rose-Sophie Scholl book… ever

Overt plagiarism. Reliance on unreliable sources. Original misinformation. Poor writing. Poor scholarship. You get it all with Frank McDonough's book about Sophie Scholl.

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I have temporarily paused this post pending outcome of discussions with McDonough. It will be re-uploaded on July 21 should those discussions be unsuccessful.

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