Number the Stars
How is King Christian different than other kings?
In chapter 2
In chapter 2
The King pof Denmark resisted the Nazis and refused to be used as a tool for war. The Danes destroyed their own naval fleet, so that the Germans could not take control of their ships.
The next evening's newspaper had told the sad truth. The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one,as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use.