Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church by Koehler, John O.
Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church by Koehler, John O.

Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church

Already infamous for the arbitrary, paranoid persecution of their own citizens, the Soviet Union also waged a...
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Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church by Koehler, John O.

Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church

$152.59
Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church by Koehler, John O.

Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church

$152.59
Author: John O. Koehler
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Already infamous for the arbitrary, paranoid persecution of their own citizens, the Soviet Union also waged a vicious espionage war against the Catholic Church and its followers. From the persecution of local priests to an assassination order against Pope John Paul II, the KGB viewed Catholicism as a threat to stability in Eastern Europe and treated the Church as an enemy of the State.

Lifetime journalist and former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer John Koehler has written the definitive book on this startling history. Using never before seen documents and transcripts, including details of how the KGB, Gorbachev, and the Politburo supported and enabled the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II, Koehler paints a vivid picture of the Soviet network of spies and sleeper agents, from Dominican monks to Vatican secretaries, who helped the KGB infiltrate the Church's infrastructure even in community parishes. But what is often most impressive is the extreme courage of everyday believers who offered shelter and protection to persecuted clergymen, despite the danger of their own arrest or execution.

The KGB's efforts to purge the Soviet Union of the Church's "conspiratorial influence" would eventually backfire. The shared sense of unity that developed as a result of these attacks, compounded with the myriad of grievances brought on by decades of brutal Soviet rule, would culminate in the birth of the Solidarity movement after a visit by the Pope in 1979. This unprecedented history of the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church is a vital and important contribution to the works of twentieth century history.



Author: John O. Koehler
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 04/25/2019
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.44w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9781605980508


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2009 pg. 43
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2009

About the Author
John Koehler is the author of Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police. He has worked as a journalist for nearly forty years with the Associated Press and is a former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, specializing in counter-espionage and intelligence collection. An adviser to President Reagan from 1985-1989, John is retired and lives in Stamford, Connecticut.


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