The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe 978-0-8129-9346-2, 978-0-679-64553-5

From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Ital

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The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
978-0-8129-9346-2, 978-0-679-64553-5

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE From National Book Award fin

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In September, 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome and ordered SS Genera

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