The Legacy of Nazi Occupation: Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945-1965 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Legacy of Nazi Occupation: Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945-1965 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare) Book

This volume, in Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare, examines how France, Belgium and the Netherlands emerged from the military collapse and humiliating occupation they suffered during the Second World War. Pieter Lagrou offers a genuinely comparative approach, based on extensive archival research in three countries; he analyses the way in which post-war societies dealt with the disruptive legacy of Nazi occupation. Brilliantly researched and fluently written, this book will be of central interest to all scholars and students of twentieth-century European history.Read More

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    This book offers a comparative analysis of how postwar society dealt with the disruptive legacy of Nazi occupation in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. It examines the postwar trajectories of resistance fighters, labor conscripts employed in Nazi Germany and victims of Nazi persecution and genocide. Their experiences were often incompatible with the patriotic narratives, aimed at restoring national pride and with the international context, requiring reconciliation with West Germany. In the conflict between memories of the war and the contingencies of the postwar political agenda lies a key to understanding European history since 1945.

  • 0521041473
  • 9780521041478
  • Pieter Lagrou
  • 10 September 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 344
  • 1
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