Then they came for me: Martin Niemöller, the pastor who defied the Nazis

Zusammenfassung: First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a Communist ..." Few today recognize the name Martin Niemöller, though many know his famous confession. In Then They Came for Me, Matthew Hockenos traces Niemöller's evolution from a Nazi suppor...

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Main Author: Hockenos, Matthew D. 1966- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Basic Books September 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Hockenos, Matthew D., 1966-, Then they came for me] (2021) (Carter-Chand, Rebecca)
Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis Matthew D. Hockenos (2019) (Pawlikowski, John T.)
Edition:First edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Niemöller, Martin 1892-1984
Further subjects:B Biography
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Summary:Zusammenfassung: First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a Communist ..." Few today recognize the name Martin Niemöller, though many know his famous confession. In Then They Came for Me, Matthew Hockenos traces Niemöller's evolution from a Nazi supporter to a determined opponent of Hitler, revealing him to be a more complicated figure than previously understood. Born into a traditionalist Prussian family, 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 a controversial figure: to his supporters he was a modern Luther, while his critics, including President Harry Truman, saw him as an unrepentant nationalist
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0465097863