A special mission Hitler's secret plot to seize the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII

Kurzman, Dan. (Author). Wilson, George K. (Added Author).

Summary: In September 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome and ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had been Heinrich Himmler's chief aide, to occupy the Vatican and kidnap (and, perhaps, kill) Pope Pius XII. At the same time, plans were being made to deport Rome's Jews to Auschwitz. Wolff began playing a dangerous game: stalling Hitler's plot against the pope, whom he hoped would save him from the noose in case Germany lost the war. To save Pius, Wolff and fellow conspirators blackmailed him into silence when the Jews were rounded up, hoping that Hitler would rescind his order.

Record details

ISBN: 9780792749691 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 0792749693 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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Publisher: North Kingstown : Sound Library, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 9:07:34.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by George K. Wilson.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 131207 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.