Overview
āKertzer brings all of his usual detective and narrative skills to [The Pope at War] . . . the most comprehensive account of the Vaticanās relations to the Nazi and fascist regimes before and during the war.āāThe Washington Post
Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive, and riveting book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust, by the Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author of The Pope and Mussolini
LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD ā¢ ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker
When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of the most controversial popes in Church history, especially now as the Vatican prepares to canonize him.
In 2020, Pius XIIās archives were finally opened, and David I. Kertzerāwidely recognized as one of the worldās leading Vatican scholarsāhas been mining this new material ever since, revealing how the pope came to set aside moral leadership in order to preserve his churchās power.
Based on thousands of never-before-seen documents not only from the Vatican, but from archives in Italy, Germany, France, Britain, and the United States, The Pope at War 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 Europeās Jews. The book clears away the myths and sheer falsehoods surrounding the popeās actions from 1939 to 1945, showing why the pope repeatedly bent to the wills of Hitler and Mussolini.
Just as Kertzerās Pulitzer Prizeāwinning The Pope and Mussolini became the definitive book on Pope Pius XI and the Fascist regime, The Pope at War is destined to become the most influential account of his successor, Pius XII, and his relations with Mussolini and Hitler. Kertzer shows why no full understanding of the course of World War II is complete without knowledge of the dramatic, behind-the-scenes role played by the pope. āThis remarkably researched book is replete with revelations that deserve the adjective āexplosive,āā says Kevin Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard University. āThe Pope at War is a masterpiece.ā
This book title, The Pope at War (The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler) - 9780812989960, ISBN: 9780812989960, by David I. Kertzer, published by Random House Publishing Group (May 30, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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