A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII
By (Author) Dan Kurzman
Hachette Books
Da Capo Press Inc
27th May 2008
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
940.541243
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 222mm, Height 138mm, Spine 23mm
326g
Description
In September, 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome with plans to deport Romes Jews to Auschwitz. Hitler also ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had been Heinrich Himmlers chief aide, to occupy the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII. But Wolff began playing a dangerous game: stalling Hitlers kidnap plot, while blackmailing the pope into silence as the Jews were rounded up. This tale of intrigue and betrayal is one of the most important untold stories of World War II, and A Special Mission is the only book to give the full incredible account of Hitlers kidnap plot and its far-reaching consequences.
Reviews
"A captivating account of the Nazis' audacious plan to storm the Vatican and seize Pius XII as punishment for denouncing the deportation of Jews." Catholic Herald"
Author Bio
Dan Kurzman, former foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, is the award-winning author of sixteen highly acclaimed books, including Fatal Voyage and Bravest Battle. He lives in New Jersey.
