Monsignor Hugh O\'Flaherty was working in the Vatican when dictator Benito Mussolini fell from power and Germany invaded Italy in 1943.
It also tells of the need after a war for forgiveness and redemption..
Not just a thrilling adventure story, this book offers a portal into a real-life battle between good and evil.
This is the 35th title in the acclaimed Vision Books series on saints and heroes for youth.
They constantly needed to stay one step ahead of the ever-persistent Nazis until their surrender to the Allies in 1945.
At great risk to themselves, Monsignor O\'Flaherty and his equally brave friends--priests, nuns, and lay men and women, including a few aristocrats--saved thousands of lives.
Witty, brilliant, and fearless, Monsignor O\'Flaherty helped escaped Allied prisoners of war and persecuted Jews to elude capture by the Germans.
The Monsignor O\'Flaherty brought to life in this story is as intriguing and exciting as the film version.
This courageous Irish Priest who Resisted the Nazi occupation was made famous by the movie, The Scarlet and the Black, starring Gregory Peck.
Monsignor Hugh O\'Flaherty was working in the Vatican when dictator Benito Mussolini fell from power and Germany invaded Italy in 1943
