Defying The Nazis: The Sharps’ War
Ken Burns reveals an American couple's secret 1939 mission to help refugees escape Nazis.

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.
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