An unfortunate addition to the slander of Pius XII. Cornwell apparently wants to cash in on the current Holocaust bandwagon, for, despite his claims to the contrary, he has done little original research, but has simply built a circumstantial case largely on conjecture and distortion. He counts upon his readers' ignorance of the topic, or their preconceptions, to carry his argument. It certainly fails to stand on its own. Useful to see the lengths some will go to shift the blame for the Holocaust from the Nazis, but of little value beyond that.