Spies in the Vatican : the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church /

Spies in the Vatican : the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church /

Evaluates the Soviet Union's espionage campaign against the Catholic Church, drawing on previously unseen documents to reveal an assassination order against Pope John Paul II and a Russian spy network intent on infiltrating church infrastructure

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koehler, John O
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2009
Edition:1st Pegasus books ed
Subjects:
John Paul > II, > Pope, > 1920-2005
Catholic Church > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
Catholic Church
Espionage, Soviet > Vatican City > History
Diplomatic relations
Espionage, Soviet
International relations
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > Catholic Church
Soviet Union
Vatican City
History
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Table of Contents:
  • A brutal war against religion
  • The Vatican's ostpolitik
  • Spies penetrate the Papal Sanctum
  • Prelude to ultimate evil
  • A stymied Kremlin
  • Moscow's desperation intensifies
  • Infamy!
  • The spying prelate
  • A potpourri of spies
  • Spying continues to no avail
  • Ardor for freedom no match for spies
  • Curtain falls on red spies
  • Epilogue

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