Peter's Story
Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Peter's Story
Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Air Date: 09/21/16 | Rating: NR
Peter grew up next to the city hall, and remembers seeing Gestapo, people removed from crowds at the embassy, and his parents' fear in World War II era Europe.
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
S1 Ep1 | 1h 19m 22s
Join an American couple’s courageous mission to help refugees on the brink of WWII.
Gerda’s Story
S1 Ep1 | 2m 21s
Gerda Mayer of Vienna recalls saying good bye in 1939 to her parents, killed in Auschwitz.
Martha Learns Clandestine Work
S1 Ep1 | 43s
Martha Sharp learns clandestine methods to save refugees fleeing the Holocaust.
Waitstill Explains Money Laundering
S1 Ep1 | 1m 22s
Hear Waitstill Sharp's account, narrated by Tom Hanks, of legal versus moral ethics.
A Willingness to Act
S1 Ep1 | 10m 40s
Waitstill and Martha Sharp describe their journey across Nazi-occupied territory.
Martha’s Emigration Project
S1 Ep1 | 8m 27s
Children from Martha Sharp’s emigration project during WWII describe their experiences.
Ken Burns Discusses Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
1m 7s
Ken Burns talks about Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War.
Behind the Scenes with Ken Burns
1m 30s
Hear the incredible story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp from co-director Ken Burns.
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