{"product_id":"a-special-mission-dan-kurzman-9780306816178","title":"A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII","description":"In September, 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome with plans to deport Rome's Jews to Auschwitz. Hitler also ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had been Heinrich Himmler's chief aide, to occupy the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII. But Wolff began playing a dangerous game: stalling Hitler's kidnap plot, while blackmailing the pope into silence as the Jews were rounded up. This tale of intrigue and betrayal is one of the most important untold stories of World War II, and \u003ci\u003eA Special Mission\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book to give the full incredible account of Hitler's kidnap plot and its far-reaching consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Kurzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306816172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306816178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 5.59w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2008 pg. 40","brand":"Dan Kurzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992920457471,"sku":"9780306816178","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d55d2cb7-cb0c-4572-8ee6-fe7eb876258a.jpg?v=1683321541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-special-mission-dan-kurzman-9780306816178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}