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War damage in Western Europe : the destruction of historic monuments during the Second World War / Nicola Lambourne.
LIBRA D810.D6 L36 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lambourne, Nicola.
- Series:
- Societies at war
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monuments.
- Buildings--War damage.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Europe.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 228 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Introducing the subject of wartime destruction of architecture and historic monuments, Nicola Lambourne compares the damage inflicted upon Germany, Britain, and France and considers the use and abuse of this type of destruction in the lowering of morale and for propaganda purposes. Including much fascinating detail, this book spans the areas of military, social, cultural, and architectural history, placing the subject within the overall history of the Second World War in Europe and the longer-term perspective of events between the 1870s and 1990s.
- Contents:
- 1. Precedents and Laws - War Damage to Historic Monuments 1870-1939 12
- 2. A Short Second World War History of Architecture 40
- 3. Propaganda on Damaged Monuments - Morale and Guilt 89
- 4. Calculated Frightfulness 137
- 5. European Ruins and Reconstruction 168.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-224) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0748612866
- 0748612858
- OCLC:
- 45828974
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