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
Autor principal: Harrisville, David A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military campaigns
Justification (Ethics)
Ethics
Atrocities
HISTORY / Military / World War II
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Justification (Morale)
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Atrocites > Aspect moral > Allemagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral > Allemagne.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Moral and ethical aspects > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects > Germany.
Soviet Union
Germany
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (328 pages).
ISBN:9781501760051

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