Bøger af Michael Phayer

Shows that without effective church leadership under Pius XII, Catholics acted ambiguously during the Holocaust--some saving Jews, others helping Hitler murder them, the majority simply standing by

Love twists strangely during wartime. When World War II started, Matt, Christa, and Karl were all friends living in Munich. Matt and Christa were even engaged. But the war changed all of that. When the fighting ended, one would be dead, and the other two would have to find their way in the debris of Hitler's Germany. None got out unscathed. Even love was replaced by something darker, seedier, something that came to be known as Nazi Love. About the author: Phayer took a doctorate Magna cum Laude in modern European history from Ludwig-Maximillian University (the University of Munich) and taught German history for many years at Marquette University. He is a former Senior Fulbright Research Fellow and a Fellow of the United States Hololcaust Memorial Museum. Phayer has given guest lectures throughout the United States. Nazi Love is his first novel.

Seventeen year old John Hawk begins his adult life during World War II with the specific intention of someday winning back the land the United States government had taken from his people, the Kaw Nation. His life experiences bring about the realization that he is an American as well as a Native American. Still, he partially fulfills his youthful resolution with the help of his beloved grandson, Jack Bond.

Cries in the Night is the story of seven Catholic women who defied Hitler and the Nazis during the Holocaust by saving Jews. Phayer and Fleischner show that these women, motivated by compassion and a sense of justice, to be sure, also strongly desired that their church take up the cause of the Jews during the Holocaust.

An account of the controversial actions of Pius XII, the man whom some have called "Hitler's Pope", and the Vatican during Europe's darkest years.