Catholics Confronting Hitler by Peter Bartley (Gracewing/ Ignatius, £15). Bartley has written a well-argued and documented overview of the ways in which the Church responded to the Third Reich, with its public hostility and persecution of Jews and Christians. Using primary sources such as letters, diaries, memoirs and official government reports, as well as the testimony of churchmen, diplomats, members of the Resistance and ordinary Jews, Bartley joins a growing list of historians who have effectively challenged the infamous slur on the name and reputation of Pius XII. His book would be an admirable resource, particularly for students of history.