German historians and the bombing of German cities : the contested air war / Bas von Benda-Beckmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benda-Beckmann, Bastiaan Robert von, author.

Series:

Studies of the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

NIOD studies on war, Holocaust, and genocide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bombing, Aerial--Germany--History.

Bombing, Aerial.

Bombing, Aerial--Germany--Historiography.

World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany--Historiography.

Historians--Germany.

Historians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Today, strategic aerial bombardments of urban areas that harm civilians, at times intentionally, are becoming increasingly common in global conflicts. This book reveals the history of these tactics as employed by nations that initiated aerial bombardments of civilians after World War I and during World War II. As one of the major symbols of German suffering, the Allied bombing left a strong imprint on German society. Bas von Benda-Beckmann explores how German historical accounts reflected debates on postwar identity and looks at whether the history of the air war forms a counternarrative against the idea of German collective guilt. Provocative and unflinching, this study offers a valuable contribution to German historiography.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table Of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Putting The Allies On Trial

2. Dresden And The Cold War

3. A past becomes history

4. The 'Imperialist Air War'

5. Breaking Taboos

Conclusion

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69661-9

1-04-078345-7

90-485-2582-9

9781003696612

OCLC:

932498846