Modern military history, inspired by social and cultural historical approaches, increasingly puts the national histories of the Second World War to the test. New questions and methods are focusing on aspects of war and violence that have long been neglected. What shaped people's experiences and memories? What differences and what similarities existed in Eastern and Western Europe? How did the political framework influence the individual and the collective interpretations of the war? Finally, what are the benefits of Europeanizing the history of the Second World War? Experts from Belgium,…mehr
Modern military history, inspired by social and cultural historical approaches, increasingly puts the national histories of the Second World War to the test. New questions and methods are focusing on aspects of war and violence that have long been neglected. What shaped people's experiences and memories? What differences and what similarities existed in Eastern and Western Europe? How did the political framework influence the individual and the collective interpretations of the war? Finally, what are the benefits of Europeanizing the history of the Second World War? Experts from Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Russia discuss these and other questions in this comprehensive volume.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jörg Echternkamp is a Senior Fellow of the Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt, Potsdam, and co-editor of the journal Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Calgary in Canada, Visiting Scholar at the German Historical Institute in Paris, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Paris I (Sorbonne- Panthéon) and Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg. His major publications include Der Aufstieg des deutschen Nationalismus 1770-1840 (1998), Nach dem Krieg (2003), Kriegsschauplatz Deutschland 1945 (2006) and Germany and the Second World War: German Wartime Society 1939-1945, vols IX/1-2 (2008-2011, ed.).
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List of Illustrations Abbreviations Chapter 1. A New Perspective on the War Henry Rousso Chapter 2. Conceptualizing the Occupations of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (1933-1944) Benoît Majerus Chapter 3. The Role of the War in National Societies: The Examples of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands Chantal Kesteloot Chapter 4. Myths and Realities of the "People's War" in Britain John Ramsden Chapter 5. "We Can Take It!" Britain and the Memory of the Home front in the Second World War Mark Connelly Chapter 6. Experience and Memory: The Second World War in Poland Piotr Madajczyk Chapter 7. Remembering and Researching the War: The Soviet and Russian Experience Sergei Kudryashov Chapter 8. Bombing and Land War in Italy: Military Strategy, Reactions, and Collective Memory Gabriella Gribaudi Chapter 9. Italy as Occupier in the Balkans: Remembrances and War Crimes after 1945 Filippo Focardi Chapter 10. Brest under Bombardment (1940-1944): Being in War Pierre Le Goïc Chapter 11. Experiences of War, Memories of War, and Political Behavior: The Example of the French Communist Party Philippe Buton Chapter 12. The Air War, the Public, and Cycles of Memory Dietmar Süß Chapter 13. The Long Shadows of the Second World War: The Impact of Experiences and Memories of War on West German Societies Axel Schildt Chapter 14. The War in Postwar Society: The Role of the Second World War in Public and Private Spheres in the Soviet Occupation Zone and Early GDR Dorothee Wierling Chapter 15. Violence and Victimhood: Looking Back at the World Wars in Europe Richard Bessel Chapter 16. The Meanings of the Second World War in Contemporary European History Jörg Echternkamp and Stefan Martens Notes on Contributors Selected Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Abbreviations Chapter 1. A New Perspective on the War Henry Rousso Chapter 2. Conceptualizing the Occupations of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (1933-1944) Benoît Majerus Chapter 3. The Role of the War in National Societies: The Examples of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands Chantal Kesteloot Chapter 4. Myths and Realities of the "People's War" in Britain John Ramsden Chapter 5. "We Can Take It!" Britain and the Memory of the Home front in the Second World War Mark Connelly Chapter 6. Experience and Memory: The Second World War in Poland Piotr Madajczyk Chapter 7. Remembering and Researching the War: The Soviet and Russian Experience Sergei Kudryashov Chapter 8. Bombing and Land War in Italy: Military Strategy, Reactions, and Collective Memory Gabriella Gribaudi Chapter 9. Italy as Occupier in the Balkans: Remembrances and War Crimes after 1945 Filippo Focardi Chapter 10. Brest under Bombardment (1940-1944): Being in War Pierre Le Goïc Chapter 11. Experiences of War, Memories of War, and Political Behavior: The Example of the French Communist Party Philippe Buton Chapter 12. The Air War, the Public, and Cycles of Memory Dietmar Süß Chapter 13. The Long Shadows of the Second World War: The Impact of Experiences and Memories of War on West German Societies Axel Schildt Chapter 14. The War in Postwar Society: The Role of the Second World War in Public and Private Spheres in the Soviet Occupation Zone and Early GDR Dorothee Wierling Chapter 15. Violence and Victimhood: Looking Back at the World Wars in Europe Richard Bessel Chapter 16. The Meanings of the Second World War in Contemporary European History Jörg Echternkamp and Stefan Martens Notes on Contributors Selected Bibliography Index
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