This new book, “A Light in the Northern Sea: Denmark’s Incredible Rescue of Their Jewish Citizens During WWII” (Citadel, 272 pgs., $29 hardcover) probably would have been overlooked had it not been for one of my sons seeking a birthday present for me.

It had not come to my attention at local bookstores, and Carter told me he would take it back if I was not interested. But after only six pages, I emailed him and said he had picked a winner.

Author Tim Brady, author of “Three Ordinary Girls,” a highly acclaimed account of teenage Dutch resisters during World War II, discovered another remarkable story. This time it involves nearly an entire country saving their fellow Jewish residents.

While the great sweep of WWII is widely and powerfully known, “readers have grown more interested in the

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