Hitler's Crosss: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda by Erwin W. Lutzer

The hakenkreuz, or broken cross, became the vivid icon under which Adolph Hitler united his destitute and pride-starved nation. As Der Fuhrer, supreme leader of the reichstaf, Hitler rejoiced that the Swastika was openly displayed in churches throughout Germany. Confused at first by their responsibilities, then deceived by their pride, many church leaders capitulated to the wave of nationalism that swept the Cross of Jesus Christ from its rightful place. Others did not--and paid the ultimate price for upholding the truth.