The Pope's last crusade : how an American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI's campaign to stop Hitler
Title:
The Pope's last crusade : how an American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI's campaign to stop Hitler
Author:
Eisner, Peter.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
x, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary:
Draws on new archival research to examine Pope Pius XI's effort to reject Nazism, discussing how he enlisted the assistance of John La Farge, a virtually unknown American Jesuit, to craft a papal encyclical condemning Hitler's campaign against the Jews.
Language:
English
Contents:
A settling of accounts -- Nostalgia confronts reality -- A "crooked cross" -- The imposition of the Reich -- The Pope's battle plan -- The flying cardinal -- A democratic response -- In the heat of the summer -- The Pope's discontent -- Shame and despair -- A new year and an end to appeasement -- Will there be time? -- Change overnight -- The new regime -- Excerpts from LaFarge's encyclical.
ISBN:
9780062049148
Format :
Book
