When Truth Was Treason: German Youth against Hitler: The Story of the Helmuth Hubener(umlaut over the u) Group Based on the Narrative of Karl-Heinz Schnibbe

By Blair R. Holmes

A chilling, true story of four courageous teenagers who defied the Nazis. Based on a first-person account by one of the surviving conspirators, Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, a working-class son of the city of Hamburg, this book provides a vivid chronicle of the brave young men who faced the awful tyranny of a nation's darkest hour. 20 photos.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252022017
• ISBN13: 9780252022012
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Enlightening!

"When Truth Was Treason" gives an important look into the experience of some of the German people under the control of the Nazi State during the atrocities taking place in Germany during World War II. I especially enjoyed the added information included in the extensive footnote section at the end of the book. I appreciate the opportunity to know of the heroism of some of those who resisted the evil of Hitler. This is a moving account of a side of the history of World War II we are often completely unaware of.

wo!

This book is amazing. It's the best non-fiction that I've read in years; it's as chilling as an action packed fiction book. The footnotes and sources take up about a 1/3 of the book; read all of the archived documents!I discovered this book two years ago at our local library after I saw the documentary on public TV. I've read it twice.It's helped inspire me to remember that 1 person really can make a difference, even if our contributions are a lot less! We can't take our freedoms for granted!

Its a documentary!

You will find out about Nazism, but the book is about courage. FULL of documents...chilling.