Spies in the Vatican
Subtitle: the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church
By: John O. Koehler
Edition: 1st Pegasus books ed.
Publisher: Pegasus Books; Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781605980508
Subjects: Soviet Espionage; Catholic Church; Foreign relations; History
Description: Evaluates the Soviet Union's espionage campaign against the Catholic Church, drawing on previously unseen documents to reveal an assassination order against Pope John Paul II and a Russian spy network intent on infiltrating church infrastructure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.