Brian Fleming Dr Brian Fleming’s first book The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O’Flahertywas published in 2008. It recounts the story of a priest in the Vatican who set up an escape line for those escaping the Nazis and Fascists. Brian Feming has revisited the subject of war-time escape lines and has carried out in-depth research on a greater number of them for this book. He is the author of articles in academic journals and three books on the history of Irish education. Read More Read Less