Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Britain and the Vatican in the last years of Pope Pius XI (1935–39); 2. The conclave of 1939; 3. The peace plans of Pius XII; 4. The winter war, 1939–40; 5. The Italian entry into the war; 6. First months in the Vatican; 7. Surveillance I; 8. Surveillance II: the bag; 9. The Jews in 1942; 10. The bombing of Rome; 11. The Italian armistice; 12. The German occupation; 13. Aftermath; Select bibliography; Index.
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