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We Were Victims Too

The Rediscovery of German Civilian Suffering in World War II
Book on DemandKartoniert, Paperback
68 Seiten
Englisch
VDM Verlag Dr. Müllererschienen am15.02.2009
Since the end of World War II, the memory of Hitler'scrimes has followed Germans at every step. At thetime of German unification in 1990, the Third Reichcould be reduced to the most basic formula: Germans =perpetrators, Jews = victims. Only with thepublication in 2002 of Günter Grass's novel"Crabwalk" was public attention focused on the fateof millions of Germans expelled from eastern Europeat the end of World War II. Within months, theappearance of another book, "The Fire: The Bombing ofGermany," by Jörg Friedrich, questioned the moralityand strategic sense of Allied bombing raids thatkilled more than half a million civilians and razeddozens of cities. This book traces the origins of therecent recognition of German civilian sufferingduring World War II and examines the debates thataccompanied it. What had changed in Germany to makethis discussion even possible? Will Germans now lineup to take their place in the universal cult ofvictimhood?mehr

Produkt

KlappentextSince the end of World War II, the memory of Hitler'scrimes has followed Germans at every step. At thetime of German unification in 1990, the Third Reichcould be reduced to the most basic formula: Germans =perpetrators, Jews = victims. Only with thepublication in 2002 of Günter Grass's novel"Crabwalk" was public attention focused on the fateof millions of Germans expelled from eastern Europeat the end of World War II. Within months, theappearance of another book, "The Fire: The Bombing ofGermany," by Jörg Friedrich, questioned the moralityand strategic sense of Allied bombing raids thatkilled more than half a million civilians and razeddozens of cities. This book traces the origins of therecent recognition of German civilian sufferingduring World War II and examines the debates thataccompanied it. What had changed in Germany to makethis discussion even possible? Will Germans now lineup to take their place in the universal cult ofvictimhood?
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-3-639-10667-1
ProduktartBook on Demand
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2009
Erscheinungsdatum15.02.2009
Seiten68 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.11009814
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GenreGeschichte/Politik

Autor

Lucian Kim covered Germany as a reporter for The ChristianScience Monitor, U.S. News & World Report and other publicationsbetween 1996 and 2002. After completing a master's degree inNationalism Studies at Central European University in Budapest,Kim returned to journalism in Moscow, where he now works as areporter for Bloomberg News.
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