{"product_id":"church-of-spies-the-popes-secret-war-against-hitler-paperback-1","title":"Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Riebling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heart-pounding history of how Pope Pius XII--often labeled \"Hitler's Pope\"--was in fact an anti-Nazi spymaster, plotting against the Third Reich during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A groundbreaking new history of the Vatican-German Resistance. . . . Writing with the craft of a novelist and the conscience of a meticulous scholar, Riebling has produced a masterly account.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePope Pius in fact ran the world's largest church, smallest state, and oldest spy service. Saintly but secretive, he sent birthday cards to Hitler--while secretly plotting to kill him. He skimmed from church charities to pay covert couriers and surreptitiously tape-recorded his meetings with top Nazis. Under his leadership the Vatican spy ring actively plotted against the Third Reich. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with heart-pounding suspense and drawing on secret transcripts and unsealed files, \u003ci\u003eChurch of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e throws open the Vatican's doors to reveal some of the most astonishing events in the history of the papacy. Riebling reveals here how the world's greatest moral institution met the greatest moral crisis in history. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Riebling \u003c\/b\u003eis a pathbreaking writer on secret intelligence. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWedge \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier Spy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45761926037701,"sku":"9780465094110","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/VbUfPfrsYT9780465094110.webp?v=1781240229","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/church-of-spies-the-popes-secret-war-against-hitler-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}