Church of spies : the Pope's secret war against Hitler
Riebling, Mark2015
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The Vatican's silence in the face of Nazi atrocities remains one of the great controversies of our time. History has accused wartime pontiff Pius the Twelfth of complicity in the Holocaust and dubbed him 'Hitler's Pope.' But a key part of the story has remained untold. Pius ran the world's largest church, smallest state, and oldest spy service. Saintly but secretive, he skimmed from church charities to pay covert couriers, and surreptitiously tape-recorded his meetings with top Nazis. When he learned of the Holocaust, Pius played his cards close to his chest. He sent birthday cards to Hitler - while secretly plotting to kill him. 'Church of Spies' documents this cloak and dagger intrigue in shocking detail.
Main title:
Church of spies : the Pope's secret war against Hitler / Mark Riebling.
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Imprint:
New York : Basic Books, 2015.
Collation:
352 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780465022298 (hbk)
Dewey class:
282.09044
Language:
English
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BRN:
1840188