The Vatican Pimpernel
The World War II Exploits of the Monsignor Who Saved Over 6,500 Lives
Brian Fleming
The book chronicles the heroic efforts of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a high-ranking Vatican official, who orchestrated an escape network in Rome during World War II. It details how he used his diplomatic status and cunning to hide and save thousands of Allied soldiers and Jews from the Nazis, risking his own life in the process.
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