Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis

Author: Matthew D. Hockenos

Born into a traditionalist Prussian family, Martin Niemöller welcomed Hitler's rise to power as an opportunity for national rebirth. Yet when the regime attempted to seize control of the Protestant Church, he helped lead the opposition and was soon arrested. After spending the war in concentration camps, Niemöller emerged as a controversial figure. To his supporters, he was a modern Luther, while his critics, including President Harry Truman, saw him as an unrepentant nationalist.

Hardcover

336 pages