Hubener Vs. Hitler

A Biography of Helmuth Hubener, Mormon Teenage Resistance Leader by Richard Lloyd Dewey

A biography of a young German LDS teenage who started a resistance against Hitler during World War II.

The book looks more daunting than it actually is. Half the book is the appendix because of the huge amount of research that went into the book. The actual information in the book is great. The story is interesting. I couldn't get into the writing style. The story gets bogged down by the attempts to prove every little fact int he book. I don't really care that three different aquaintances of Hubener had different opinions on why he was friends with so and so. I'd rather just get on with the story.

Hubener was transformed from a Hitler youth enthusiast to a political activist and resistance leader. He distributed over 60 pamphlets on the realities of the war throughout Hamburg. He was eventually caught, charge with high treason, and beheaded by the Gestapo at the age of 17.

There is a lot of interesting insight into what life was like for religious Germans during World War II. It's powerful to hear about someone so young have such courage and intelligence. So overall, I would say good but a bit boring.