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Spies in the Vatican : espionage & intrigue from Napoleon to the Holocaust /
Revered by millions, the Papacy is an international power that many nations have viewed with suspicion, some have tried to control, and not a few have spied upon. Ranging across two centuries of world history, David Alvarez's fascinating study throws open the Vatican's doors to reveal the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kan. :
University Press of Kansas,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Modern war studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Revered by millions, the Papacy is an international power that many nations have viewed with suspicion, some have tried to control, and not a few have spied upon. Ranging across two centuries of world history, David Alvarez's fascinating study throws open the Vatican's doors to reveal the startling but little-known world of espionage in one of the most sacred places on earth. Reviewing the pontificates of ten popes-from Pius VII, Napoleon's nemesis, to Pius XII, maligned by some as "Hitler's pope"--Alvarez provides the first history of the intelligence operations and covert activities that reac |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (341 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780700622894 0700622896 |