Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis

Today's nonfiction post is on Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It is 336 pages long and is published by Grand Central Publishing. The cover is a group of pictures of the three women. The intended reader is someone who is interested in World War 2 history and women's history. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- 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.
In 1944, Benito Mussolini's daughter, Edda, gave Hitler and her father an ultimatum: release her husband, Galeazzo Ciano, from prison, or risk her leaking her husband's journals to the press. To avoid the peril of exposing Nazi lies, Hitler and Mussolini hunted for the diaries for months, determined to destroy them.
Hilde Beetz, a German spy, was deployed to seduce Ciano to learn the diaries' location and take them from Edda. As the seducer became the seduced, Hilde converted as a double agent, joining forces with Edda to save Ciano from execution. When this failed, Edda fled to Switzerland with Hilde’s daring assistance to keep Ciano's final wish: to see the diaries published for use by the Allies. When American spymaster Allen Dulles learned of Edda's escape, he sent in Frances De Chollet, an “accidental” spy, telling her to find Edda, gain her trust, and, crucially, hand the diaries over to the Americans. Together, they succeeded in preserving one of the most important documents of WWII.
Drawing from in‑depth research and first-person interviews with people who witnessed these events, Mazzeo gives readers a riveting look into this little‑known moment in history and shows how, without Edda, Hilde, and Frances's involvement, certain convictions at Nuremberg would never have been possible.

Review- A very interesting look into three women who fought to protect the journals of Galeazzo Ciano and all the history within them. After his death Germany wanted his dairies to cover up what really happened in Italy. A good drive into what was going on inside the family of Mussolini-Ciano, from the affairs, the fights, and the politics. Ciano was a charming man and that charm was what helped his journals survive the war. The real heart of the story is women who worked so hard to safe them and everything they endured to make the dairies public. The book covers the whole scope of the war but most of the action is toward the end of war. The reader will learn a lot of about Edda and her life before, during, and after the war. She was a very interesting person and I enjoyed learning about her. I would recommend this book. 

I give this book a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this from my local library.