The Boys Who Dared Hitler: A Historical Novel Based on a True Story
Stratford Books, 2026. First printing. Paperback. 374pp. Inspired by the true story from the author's non-fiction book, Hübener vs. Hitler, A Biography of Helmuth Hübener, this historical novel illuminates the dangerous work, life, and love of a Latter-day Saint teen who started the youngest Resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Helmuth Hübener secretly listened to British news on his brother's illegal shortwave radio. It opened up a whole new world for him— he learned the Germans were losing hundreds of thousands of boys on the battlefield in a no-win war, while German radio covered it up. Then he discovered at work a hidden library of forbidden books that revealed even more secrets.
He decided to wake up his countrymen. He clandestinely wrote leaflets on his church's typewriter at night, then recruited fellow teens to distribute them.
The deadliest secret state police in the world made it their mission to hunt them down. But the boys' work baffled the Nazis-their leaflets were so brilliant, so clever, so humorous even, that the Gestapo thought they were up against a major Resistance backed by university professors and dozens of British agents-not three teenagers.
The boys now played cat and mouse with the Gestapo. They had crucial near-misses-almost got caught-time and time again.
Meanwhile, Helmuth had another battle brewing—falling in love with a girl who was torn over him and his Resistance. She was already dating a young Hitler Youth leader who despised Helmuth.
Yet she was the only girl Helmuth ever loved, and he had to find a way to win her over. New. Item #40727
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