Drawing from in‑depth research and first-person interviews Tilar J. Mazzeo’s Sisters in Resistance, gives readers a riveting look into this little‑known moment in history and shows how, without Edda, Hilde, and Frances’ involvement, certain convictions at Nuremberg would never have been possible.
In 1944, news of secret diaries kept by Italy’s Foreign Minister, Galeazzo Ciano, had permeated public consciousness.
What wasn’t reported, however, was how three women — a Fascist’s daughter, a German spy, and an American banker’s wife — risked their lives to ensure the diaries would reach the Allies, who would later use them as evidence against the Nazis at Nuremberg.
