{"product_id":"special-mission-hitlers-secret-plot-to-seize-the-vatican-and-kidnap-pope-pius-xii","title":"Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSpecial Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Kurzman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780306814686\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDa Capo Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e304\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn 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. This tale of intrigue and betrayal is one of the most important untold stories of World War II. Dan Kurzman was the first journalist to have interviewed General Wolff following his release from prison after the war. And this is the only book to tell the full behind-the-scenes story of the plot against the Vatican and its far-reaching consequences.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII | Dan Kurzman | Hardcover | 9780306814686 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1766463","offer_id":49376933707928,"sku":"1766463","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61_XFKtd9oL.jpg?v=1783023145","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/special-mission-hitlers-secret-plot-to-seize-the-vatican-and-kidnap-pope-pius-xii","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}