Physical Description
xvi, 333 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Eugenio Pacelli : 1900 to 1942
The genocides of Polish Catholics and Polish Jews
Pius XII's 1942 Christmas message : genocide decried
1943 : Pius XII reverses course
Papal capitalism during World War II
The first Cold War warrior
The origin of the Vatican ratlines
Bishop Hudal's ratline
Looted gold and the Vatican
Ante Pavelić : war criminal, murderer, and defender of the faith
The biggest ratline
An obsession with communism.
ISBN
9780253349309
0253349303 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-326) and index.
Eugenio Pacelli : 1900 to 1942 -- The genocides of Polish Catholics and Polish Jews -- Pius XII's 1942 Christmas message : genocide decried -- 1943 : Pius XII reverses course -- Papal capitalism during World War II -- The first Cold War warrior -- The origin of the Vatican ratlines -- Bishop Hudal's ratline -- Looted gold and the Vatican -- Ante Pavelić : war criminal, murderer, and defender of the faith -- The biggest ratline -- An obsession with communism.
