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German Historians and the Bombing of German Cities : The Contested Air War /
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 Wo...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2015]
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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. |
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| Description: | Preface: 'This book is based on my PhD project, which I started in October 2005 at the University of Amsterdam.' |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (300 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9789048525829 |