Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the Cold War | 
| Author: Michael Phayer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Pages: 333
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0253349303
Dewey Decimal Number: 282.092
EAN: 9780253349309
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Publication Date: December 30, 2007
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Using newly available material from the U.S. National Archives, Michael Phayer sheds new light on the actions of the Vatican and of the man whom some have called "Hitler's Pope." As a new world war loomed, the Vatican believed it had to make a choice between communism and Nazism. Reluctantly, both Pius XII and his predecessor chose the Nazis as the lesser of two evils. In the balance rested the genocide of European Jews. As difficult as his wartime behavior is to accept, perhaps nothing demonstrates Pius' fear of communism more than his misguided and unethical attempt to thwart its growth in South America by abetting the escape of Nazis and Usta'i war criminals. The story of these Vatican "ratlines" adds another facet to the complex picture of Pius XII and the Holocaust.
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The definitive Book on the Pius XII Controversy March 23, 2008
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Dr. Phayer has written the definitive book on Pius XII and the controversy surrounding his rule as Pope. This book is meticulously researched to the highest standards and contains no soapbox opinion, only well supported fact. In an understated way, this book is more of a bombshell than previous works by Loftus (Unholy Trinity) or Cornwall (Hitler's Pope). Expect no grandstanding by the author, just the facts in a highly organized and understandable format.
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