David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

cowardice, and shall never set foot in
the great liberating current of
Christianity.”
Six months after the visit from
Minister Lamirand, Trocmé and Édouard
Theis were arrested and imprisoned in
an internment camp (where, according to
Hallie, “personal possessions were
taken from them, and noses were
measured to ascertain whether or not
they were Jewish”). After a month, the
two were told they would be released—
but only on the condition that they
pledged to “obey without question
orders given me by governmental
authorities for the safety of France, and
for the good of the National Revolution
of Marshal Pétain.” Trocmé and Theis