Friedlander,Saul (Translated from the French and German by Charles Fullman) — Pius XII and the Third Reich A Documentation

Chatto & Windus This is a Very Good Copy in mauve cloth with gilt titles to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Price clipped and there is a corner cut from the front endpaper no doubt removing a former owner's name or inscription.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.A decent copy for the collector on Pope Pius XII who served as the head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958, a period that coincided with the rise of the Third Reich and the Holocaust, leading to intense scrutiny regarding his diplomatic stance toward Nazi Germany. History records reveal a complex relationship characterised by secret negotiations with Hitler's envoys, the maintenance of diplomatic relations with the Third Reich, and a policy of cautious neutrality that critics argue failed to explicitly condemn the genocide of European Jews.This work was acquired from an impressive Military collection of First World War Books and books on Wellington and Napoleon gathered over 60 years,8vo 238pp + Index First UK Edition 1st Impression [1966] Very Good Very Good First Edition 1st Printing London 8vo