Allies in memory : World War II and the politics of transatlantic commemoration, c.1941-2001 / Sam Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Sam, 1981- author.

Series:

Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War memorials--Political aspects--Europe--History--20th century.

War memorials.

World War, 1939-1945--Monuments--Europe.

World War, 1939-1945.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.

Historic sites.

Collective memory.

War memorials--Political aspects.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Allies in memory : World War II and the politics of American commemoration in Europe, c.1941-2001

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Amidst the ruins of postwar Europe, and just as the Cold War dawned, many new memorials were dedicated to those Americans who had fought and fallen for freedom. Some of these monuments, plaques, stained-glass windows and other commemorative signposts were established by agents of the US government, partly in the service of transatlantic diplomacy; some were built by American veterans' groups mourning lost comrades; and some were provided by grateful and grieving European communities. As the war receded, Europe also became the site for other forms of American commemoration: from the sombre and solemn battlefield pilgrimages of veterans, to the political theatre of Presidents, to the production and consumption of commemorative souvenirs. With a specific focus on processes and practices in two distinct regions of Europe - Normandy and East Anglia - Sam Edwards tells a story of postwar Euro-American cultural contact, and of the acts of transatlantic commemoration that this bequeathed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-291) and index.

ISBN:

9781107074576

1107074576

OCLC:

900685736