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Jul 29, 2022 · “The Pope at War” is more than an examination of one man’s failings, though. Among the book’s many satisfactions is the wide net the author casts with ably drawn portraits of the German ...
Jan 1, 2022 · The Pope at War, unfortunately, is more of the same as Pius XII does nothing to stand up to Hitler, Mussolini, or the Holocaust. Of course, there's more to this book than a simple damnation of the Pope. You get an overview of World War II from a unique perspective (the Vatican), which feels like a fresh look at a widely discussed event.
Jun 7, 2022 · A riveting history and valuable lesson for our time about the perils of neutrality. A deeply troubling indictment of the cautious pope who acceded in 1939 and remained “neutral” during the Fascist and Nazi wartime regimes. In this meticulously researched book, historian Kertzer, who has written extensively on modern papal history ( The Pope ...
Jun 7, 2022 · ISBN 9780812989946. 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 Prize-winning author of The Pope and Mussolini. When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican ...
Jul 18, 2022 · The Pope at War is a well-researched and thought-provoking account of the Vatican's role during World War II. Kertzed does an excellent job of exploring Pope Pius XII's actions, decisions, and motivations during one of the most tumultuous periods in modern history.
The Pope at War is the third in a trilogy of books about the papacy's response to the rise of Fascism and Nazism. It tells the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII's struggle to respond to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the ongoing Nazi attempts to exterminate the Jews of Europe.
- David I. Kertzer
May 27, 2022 · Mr. Kertzer’s latest book, “The Pope at War,” looks at the church’s role in World War II and the Holocaust — what he considers the formative event of his own life. It documents the ...
