The Front-Line Diva: Marlene Dietrich and the Fight Against Nazism
What compelled one of the world’s most glamorous movie stars to leave the safety of Hollywood for the dangers of the front lines? Born in Germany but fiercely loyal to the Allied cause, Marlene Dietrich rejected Hitler’s advances and instead devoted herself to the USO, performing for troops in some of the most perilous corners of World War II. German historian Anette Isaacs tells the remarkable story behind Dietrich’s courageous choices, the risks she willingly embraced, and how an actress became one of the war’s most powerful symbols of resistance and hope.
