Bidspirit auction | The Savage Canary: The Story

The Savage Canary: The Story of Resistance in Denmark, hardback book by David Lampe, 1957. Details the Danish resistance movement during World War II, challenging Hitler’s plan to make Denmark a ”model protectorate” and Churchill’s prediction that the country would become the Nazi's ”tame canary.” Despite initially lacking Allied support, ordinary Danish citizens organized effective sabotage campaigns against railways and airbases, and famously helped rescue around 7,000 Jews to safety in Sweden. The book highlights the courage of the Danish underground. Superbly rebound in leather.