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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books (September 29, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465022294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465022298
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsChurch of Spies reads like a thriller
By Peter - Washington, D.C. on October 5, 2015
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As someone interested in what really happened behind the scenes in World War 2, I found this book riveting and hard to put down. Using records from Germany’s Institute für Zeitgeschichte and from the Vatican Secret Archives, Church of Spies casts light on WWII covert operations and spycraft that remained in the shadows for 75 years. Perhaps most-earth shattering and historically game-changing is the proof that a modern Pope, running a vast intelligence network inside Germany, green-lighted Hitler’s assassination, something neither FDR or Churchill, so far as we know, risked their reputations to do.

"Church of Spies" will inspire many Catholics. It brings to life the heroic priests and ordinary faithful who did not sit on their hands, and who shed their own blood in the Pope’s high-stakes espionage to stop the Third Reich.

This book will also interest students of the Holocaust. It provides new context for evaluating Pope Pius XII, who opted for quiet clandestine operations instead of loud public speeches. Although not uncritical of Pius – Riebling writes that "he should have spoken out" – the book shows the German resistance itself begged the Pope not to do or say anything publicly that would cause retribution against Catholics in Germany who were concurrently planning assassinations and coups against the Third Reich.

Written with the attention to detail that one finds in Rick Atkinson's Pulitzer Prize winning World War II books, Church of Spies reads like a thriller. But the nearly 100 pages of source citations remind us that what happened here is true. And savoring that truth makes reading “Church of Spies” all the more compelling.
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5.0 out of 5 starsit is as exciting as any modern day spy thriller and beautifully written. I would expect the "Church of Spies" ...
By Richard Eisner on October 7, 2015
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"Church of Spies," about the clandestine activities of Pope Pius XII during the Second World War, is a remarkable book. Everything I had previously read about Pope Pius had led me to believe that he was a cowardly man who had failed as a moral leader. "Church of Spies," which is extraordinarily well-documented, tells a different story. In addition to making a compelling case for Pope Pius, it is as exciting as any modern day spy thriller and beautifully written. I would expect the "Church of Spies" to be a major support in the effort to beatify Pope Pius. My highest recommendation.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHe's got me convinced
By Ionia Froment TOP 1000 REVIEWER on September 30, 2015
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I was both surprised and enthralled by this book from the beginning. Whilst I expected the author to have a compelling argument and evidence to support his ideas, he also managed to craft a book that was interesting and kept my attention throughout.

As someone who loves history, it is hard for me to pass up a title that promises to look at something from a new angle. Mark Riebling offered that, and did an excellent job of supporting his claims. I have to say, after reading this, I agree with his assessment of the situation.

There was a lot I didn't know about the Pope's standpoint on the Nazi movement and the involvement of the Catholic Church, and I walked away feeling better informed after having read this.

If you are a history buff, I definitely recommend that you pick this book up. You will be rewarded with the writing of an author who knows his stuff and meets a high standard of literary integrity.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Real Pope Pius XII
By N. Ravitch on October 31, 2015
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Until fairly recently the general consensus, scholarly and otherwise, has been that Pius XII was very remiss during WWII in not opposing the Nazi genocide of Jews and others openly. Except for defensive Catholics and conservative Catholics, some of whom have poor records of regarding Jews with evangelical compassion, the general explanation included these possible reasons: Pius was pro-German, he had spent many years in Germany prior to becoming a leading Vatican official during the pontificate of Pius XI and never lost his sympathy for Germany. Pius was mostly concerned with the threat of Bolshevism and the Soviet Union to Europe, to the Church, and indeed to civilization at large, therefor preferring a Nazi victory as a lesser of evils. Pius had the normative anti-semitism of the Catholic Church and did not put the welfare of the threatened Jews anyway near the top of his concerns. In the scandalous but popular play Der Stellvertreter (The Deputy) by Rolf Hochhuth in the post war period every one of these explanations was fashioned together to condemn Pius XII directly and the Roman Catholic Church indirectly in the tragedies of the Second World War. The books by John Cornwell, Susan Zuccotti, and David Kertzer have also worked to find Pius XII guilty as charged. Cornwell called his book on this subject HITLER'S POPE.

Here we have some up to date research, new research, demonstrating without much doubt that Pope Pius XII participated both directly and indirectly in the many plots for the removal and even murder of Adolf Hitler and did all he could to help those targeted by the Nazis for death, principally the Jews and also the Polish intellectual elite which included the Polish clergy.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsNice try, no cigar

While it provides an interesting perspective about some of the activities of the Vatican during WWII, this book can also be regarded as revisionist history. Read more

Published 10 hours ago by Ashley McConnell
4.0 out of 5 starsIt exposed much of what was going on behind the ...

It exposed much of what was going on behind the scenes, in Pope Pius XII's Vatican, during W.W. II.

Published 3 days ago by Michael Mc Bride
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Very informative.

Published 5 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsIt is not only about the Church but also the ...

It is not only about the Church but also the brave Germans who battled against Hitler and lost their lives for doing so.

Published 9 days ago by knowledge seeker
3.0 out of 5 starsWhat's NOT in this book is as important as what is in it

It is easy to see why this fascinating book scores so many five-star reviews, with heroic figures like Claus von Stauffenberg willing to go all out to remove a tyrant like Hitler... Read more

Published 16 days ago by Edd Doerr
5.0 out of 5 starsWhy Pope Pius XII restrained his public criticism of Nazi Germany...

In 1939, the Reich began destroying the Catholic Church. "The Nazis had thwarted the Church's teachings, banned its organizations, censored its press, shuttered its seminaries,... Read more

Published 27 days ago by Bibliophile
5.0 out of 5 starsLove it!

A great read...suspenseful and historically marvelous! It is an amazing look into the decisions and mind of a Pope faced with the task of leading a flock that crosses borders while... Read more

Published 29 days ago by Juliette Cross
5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing book. I will need to re-read at least ...

Amazing book. I will need to re-read at least once to fully absorb all the facts.

Published 1 month ago by JCinOKC
4.0 out of 5 starsAn Excellent Unexplored History of Resistance In Naze Germany.

This is a fascinating view of WWII that has never really been explored. The German resistance to Hitler usually begins and ends with the White Rose. Read more

Published 1 month ago by R. C Sheehy
5.0 out of 5 starsAn incredible story of heroism on so many levels, even if it starts...

Church of Spies came to my attention by means of book reviews. The title dovetailed nicely with The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican, which I read while in Rome last month, and... Read more

Published 1 month ago by saj

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