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Filled with discoveries, this is the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII's struggle to response to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Nazi domination of Europe.
David I. Kertzer is Professor of Anthropology and Italian Studies at Brown University, where he served as Paul Dupree, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, and from 2006 to 2011 as provost. He is the author of twelve books, including The Pope and Mussolini, also published by OUP and winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for biography; The Pope Who Would Be King (OUP, 2018), The Popes Against the Jews, a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize; and The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, a finalist for the National Book Award in 1997. He has twice been awarded the Marraro Prize from the Society for Italian Historical Studies for the best book on Italian history, and in 2005 was elected to membership in the American Association of Arts and Sciences. He and his wife, Susan, live in Providence, Rhode Island, and Harpswell, Maine.
Prologue: The Twisted Cross
PART ONE: WAR CLOUDS
1: Death of a Pope
2: The Conclave
3: Appealing to the Führer
4: The Peacemaker
5: 'Please do not talk to me about Jews'
6: The Nazi Prince
7: Saving Face
8: War Begins
9: The Prince Returns
10: A Papal Curse
11: Man of Steel
12: A Problematic Visitor
PART TWO: ON THE PATH TO AXIS VICTORY
13: An Inopportune Time
14: An Honorable Death
15: A Short War
16: Surveillance
17: The Feckless Ally
18: The Greek Fiasco
19: A New World Order
20: Hitler to the Rescue
21: The Crusade
22: A New Prince
23: Best to Say Nothing
PART THREE: CHANGING FORTUNES
24: Escaping Blame
25: Papal Premiere
26: Disaster Foretold
27: A Thorny Problem
28: An Awkward Request
29: The Good Nazi
30: Deposing the Duce
31: Musical Chairs
32: Betrayal
PART FOUR: THE SKY TURNED BLACK
33: Fake News
34: The Pope's Jews
35: Baseless Rumours
36: Treason
37: A Gratifying Sight
38: Malevolent Reports
39: A Gruesome End
Epilogue
Final Thoughts: The Silence of the Pope