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Nothing Sacred

Nazi Espionage Against the Vatican, 1939-1945

by David Alvarez, Robert A. Graham

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor& Francis Ltd
  • 13.9 x 21.4 x 1.3 cm

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Nothing Sacred is the first book to document the Nazi espionage campaign against the Vatican in the Second World War. Nazi Germany considered the Catholic Church to be a serious threat to its domestic security and its international ambitions. In Germany, Hitler's agents recruited informants to provide intelligence on Church finances, and on the political views and activities of bishops, priests and lay Catholics. In Rome, however, German attempts to penetrate the Papacy were less successful, with the efforts of the local Gestapo office proving largely futile. For example, a plan to use a Roman seminary as a secret radio station and cover for German intelligence officers masquerading as seminarians had to be abandoned, in part because the first group of officers proved more interested in women than the cloistered life. The German codebreaking operation on the other hand was highly successful: the Nazis systematically intercepted, decoded and read secret communications between the Pope and his representatives worldwide.Written by two leading authorities on Vatican history, this work will prove fascinating reading for those interested in Second World War history, intelligence studies and the history of the Catholic Church.
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  • Authors

    David Alvarez +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor& Francis Ltd

  • Published

    December 1997

  • Weight

    270g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    13.9 x 21.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780714643021

  • ISBN-10

    0714643025

  • Eden Code

    1193059

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