| Description |
1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
NIOD studies on war, holocaust, and genocide |
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Studies of the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Putting The Allies On Trial -- 2. Dresden And The Cold War -- 3. A past becomes history -- 4. The 'Imperialist Air War' -- 5. Breaking Taboos -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Today, strategic aerial bombardments of urban areas that harm civilians, at times intentionally, are becoming increasingly common in global conflicts. This book reveals the history of these tactics as employed by nations that initiated aerial bombardments of civilians after World War I and during World War II. As one of the major symbols of German suffering, the Allied bombing left a strong imprint on German society. Bas von Benda-Beckmann explores how German historical accounts reflected debates on post-war identity and looks at whether the history of the air war forms a counter-narrative against the idea of German collective guilt. Provocative and unflinching, this study offers a valuable contribution to German historiography |
| Analysis |
Allied bombings Historiography Second World War Germany |
| Notes |
Preface: 'This book is based on my PhD project, which I started in October 2005 at the University of Amsterdam.' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
BMBF-Statusseminar gnd |
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Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Germany
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Historians -- Germany
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Second World War.
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Warfare and defence.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Bombing, Aerial
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Destruction and pillage
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Historians
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Geschichtsschreibung
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Luftkrieg
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Weltkrieg 1939-1945
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789048525829 |
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9048525829 |
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