The Virtuous Wehrmacht : Crafting the Myth of the German Soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-1944.
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- 9781501760051
- 940.54217
- D744.5.G3
The Virtuous Wehrmacht -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Terms and Abbreviations -- Introduction: Toward a Moral History of the Wehrmacht in the War of Extermination -- 1. Honorable Self and Villainous Other: Value Systems in the Wehrmacht -- 2. Rationalizing Atrocities: Self-Exoneration in Soldiers' Letters -- 3. The "Crusaders": Religious Justifications for Barbarossa -- 4. The "Liberators": Barbarossa as an Emancipatory Act -- 5. Death and Victimhood: Cultivating Moral Superiority through Burial Practices -- Conclusion: A Myth Is Born -- Appendix: Biographical Details on the Core Sample of Soldiers -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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