The virtuous Wehrmacht : crafting the myth of the German soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-1944 /

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"This book examines how German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during the Second World War rationalized their participation in a criminal campaign, and how the Wehrmacht attempted to assert moral superiority over its Soviet enemies. In the process, it redefines the origins of the myth of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrisville, David A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Colección:Battlegrounds (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Moral and ethical aspects > Germany.
Justification (Ethics)
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Soviet Union.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral > Allemagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Atrocités > Aspect moral > Allemagne.
Justification (Morale)
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
HISTORY / Military / World War II
Atrocities
Ethics
Military campaigns
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Germany
Soviet Union
ethics and the Wehrmacht, Wehrmacht crimes, the clean Wehrmacht myth, how soldiers explain their crimes, wehrmacht and nazi ideology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book examines how German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during the Second World War rationalized their participation in a criminal campaign, and how the Wehrmacht attempted to assert moral superiority over its Soviet enemies. In the process, it redefines the origins of the myth of the "clean" Wehrmacht"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501760068
1501760068
9781501760051
150176005X

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