Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast

Spies in the Vatican: Part II


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Summary:

Dr. David Alvarez, professor at Saint Mary's College of California, discusses his adventures researching in the Vatican Secret Archive, and delves into one of his books Spies in the Vatican: Espionage and Intrigue from Napoleon to the Holocaust.

What You'll Learn:

  • The Catholic Church, the Vatican and the Soviets
  • Nazi Germany's Operations against Vatican City
  • “Vessel” and "Dusty": Virgilio Scattolini, the fabricator who provided false intelligence on the Vatican to the OSS

And much, much more...

Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Glimmering by Dan Phillipson

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