Pope and Devil: The Vatican's Archives and the Third Reich

by Hubert Wolf

Book Overview

The Vatican's dealings with the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich have long been swathed in myth and speculation. After almost seventy years, the crucial records for the years leading up to 1939 were finally opened to the public, revealing the bitter conflicts that raged behind the walls of the Holy See. Anti-Semites and philo-Semites, adroit diplomats and dogmatic fundamentalists, influential bishops and powerful cardinals argued passionately...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674064267
• ISBN13: 9780674064263
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"