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The pope at war : the secret history of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler (engelsk)
Af David I. Kertzer (2022)
Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust. Kertzer paints a new, dramatic portrait of what the pope did and did not do as war enveloped the continent and as the Nazis began their systematic mass murder of Europe's Jews
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Type
Bog
Format
illustreret
Sprog
engelsk
Emneord
Emnetal
91.93
Beskrivelse
Indhold: War clouds (Death of a pope ; The conclave ; Appealing to the Führer ; The peacemaker ; "Please do not talk to me about Jews" ; The Nazi prince ; Saving face ; War begins ; The prince returns ; A papal curse ; Man of steel ; A problematic visitor) ; On the path to Axis victory (An inopportune time ; An honorable death ; A short war ; Surveillance ; The feckless ally ; The Greek fiasco ; A new world order ; Hitler to the rescue ; The crusade ; A new prince ; Best to say nothing) ; Changing fortunes (Escaping blame ; Papal premiere ; Disaster foretold ; A thorny problem ; An awkward request ; The good Nazi ; Deposing the Duce ; Musical chairs ; Betrayal) ; The sky turned black (Fake news ; The pope's Jews ; Baseless rumors ; Treason ; A gratifying sight ; Malevolent reports ; A gruesome end) ; Epilogue ; Final thoughts: the silence of the pope
ISBN
9780812989946
Udgave
1. printing
Omfang
xxxvii, 621 sider
Forlag
Random House
Målgruppe
alment niveauvoksenmaterialer