Under His Very Windows: The Vatican and the Holocaust in Italy [Hardcover]

'[a] fine book...always meticulous, fair-minded and based on extensive archival research.'

"One of the boldest contributions to the history of the Holocaust in the last decade ... Stunning." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

"This book sets a new standard, changes the debate, moves this painful question closer to resolution." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

"Rigorously researched, judiciously argued, and lucidly composed." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

"An authoritative, balanced and, in the end, devastating indictment of moral failure on the part of the Church as an institution." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

What did Pius XII do to aid Jews during World War II? This meticulously researched and balanced book examines efforts on behalf of Jews in Italy, the country where the pope was in a position to be most helpful. It finds that despite a persistent myth to the contrary, Pius XII and his assistants at the Vatican did very little.

Review
'At last, however, has come a meticulous examination of the evidence for Pius XII's actions. Under his very Windows: The Vatican and the Holocaust in Italy by Susan Zuccotti should serve as an impartial conclusion to the long debate, at least until the Vatican papers of the period are made available. While her argument concerns Italy principally, it throws light on the question as a whole...careful and authoritative study.' - Caroline Moorehead, The Spectator

Susan Zuccotti's previous books include The Italians and the Holocaust: Persecution, Rescue, and Survival and The Holocaust, the French, and the Jews.