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Hugh O’Flaherty Links

Wikipedia article on Hugh O’Flaherty, short but well-researched.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh_O%27Flaherty&oldid=56862125

The following links represent almost the complete sum of information available about O’Flaherty on the Web. (Note: some of these sites draw heavily from the movie for their information, leading to a few inaccuracies.)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlker/scarlet.html

http://www.catholicireland.net/pages/index.php?nd=68&art=490

http://pearsecom.com/Ireland/irishheroes/MonsignorHugh.htm

http://www.terracetalkireland.com/profiles/hugh.htm



World War II Links

General timeline of World War Two events.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

Brief rundown of World War Two in Italy.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWitaly.htm

Several interesting first-hand accounts of the Italian front in World War Two, from the BBC’s People’s War collection; browse their archives for even more:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/03/a1993403.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/41/a2001141.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/77/a2778177.shtml

Short article on Herbert Kappler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herbert_Kappler&oldid=54055904

What the Gestapo was and how it worked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo



Holocaust Links

Near-exhaustive online resource for the Holocaust.
http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/

The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrence Authority.
http://www.yadvashem.org.il/

An account of the Ardeatine Caves Massacre.
http://zchor.org/italy/caves.htm

From Columbia University, an article on Catholic heroes of the Holocaust; O’Flaherty is included.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/heroes.htm

Two views on Pope Pius XII and the Catholic response to the Holocaust:

http://users.binary.net/polycarp/piusxii.html

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/pius.html



Vatican Links

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which used to be O’Flaherty’s Holy Office.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/

The Vatican’s official site.
http://www.vatican.va/

Wikipedia article on Vatican City.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City

For anyone who’s wondering what the title “Monsignor” means.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10510a.htm



Movie Links

The Scarlet and the Black on the Internet Movie Database.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00862251/

Review and photos.
http://prayerfoundation.org/movies/movie_review_scarlet_and_the_black.htm

Review and synopsis.
http://www.charitysplace.com/review/scarletandblack.htm


Bibliography

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