"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"--
"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"--
David A. Harrisville is an independent scholar. He has held various academic positions, including, most recently, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Furman University.
Inhaltsangabe
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
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
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