Keywords
Outstanding, Intermediate, Young Adult, Patricia McCormick, World War II, Hitler, Assassination, Holocaust, Ethics, War, Religion, Nonfiction
Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
Dietrich Banhoeffer, a pastor and staunch pacifist, faces dark times when his beloved country is thrust into war. A devote of Gandhi, Banhoeffer believes that peaceful means can end destruction, but as the atrocities are revealed the only logical path is violence. With their path chosen, Banhoeffer and his associates conspire to get information about what is happening in Germany out to the world while developing plans to assassinate Hitler. It soon becomes clear that sharing the evidence of hate is having little impact and when several assassination attempts go awry, allowing the enemy to flush them out, Banhoeffer and his cohorts realize that it is likely they will give their lives for their cause.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wadham, Rachel
(2016)
"The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 37:
Iss.
11, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol37/iss11/14