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The Pope and Mussolini

The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

by David I. Kertzer

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The Pope and Mussolini by David I. Kertzer

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    Jan 2014, 576 pages

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    Dec 2014, 592 pages

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