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A Special Mission

Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII

By: Dan Kurzman

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Paperback | 27 May 2008 | Edition Number 1

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In September, 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome with plans to deport Rome's Jews to Auschwitz. Hitler also ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had been Heinrich Himmler's chief aide, to occupy the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII. But Wolff began playing a dangerous game: stalling Hitler's kidnap plot, while blackmailing the pope into silence as the Jews were rounded up. This tale of intrigue and betrayal is one of the most important untold stories of World War II, and A Special Mission is the only book to give the full incredible account of Hitler's kidnap plot and its far-reaching consequences.

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"A captivating account of the Nazis' audacious plan to storm the Vatican and seize Pius XII as punishment for denouncing the deportation of Jews." Catholic Herald"

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Prologue	p. 1
Prelude to Madness	p. 5
Wolff in the Wolf's Lair	p. 11
The Plotters	p. 18
Flirting with Treason	p. 39
Fighting for Hitler's Ear	p. 48
The Only Way to Save Germany	p. 63
Closer to Himmler than to Himmel	p. 74
A Wandering Dog	p. 82
A Prisoner of Sorts	p. 89
Out of Fear of Men	p. 95
Living with God and the Devil	p. 105
A Blueprint for Massacre	p. 115
An Agonizing Dilemma	p. 120
The Art of Examining Walls	p. 135
A Question of Priority	p. 145
Eve of Desperation	p. 160
"But They Promised Me"	p. 177
A Bargain in Blood	p. 193
The Mathematics of Murder	p. 197
The Path to the Vatican	p. 211
The Odd Couple	p. 220
Meeting a New Conqueror	p. 224
Saved from the Noose	p. 232
Epilogue	p. 240
Notes	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 261
Index	p. 269
About the Author	p. 285
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A Special Mission

Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII

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