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In the shadow of Auschwitz : German massacres against Polish civilians, 1939-1945 / Daniel Brewing ; translated by Alex Skinner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brewing, Daniel, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Im Schatten von Auschwitz: Deutsche Massaker an polnischen Zivilisten 1939-1945 german
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Massacres--Poland--History--20th century.
- Massacres.
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Poland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 348 pages)
- Edition:
- English-language edition.
- Other Title:
- German massacres against Polish civilians, 1939-1945
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2022.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the German.
- Contents:
- Part I. The Setting of Massacres: Prehistory, Enemy Constructs and the Order of Violence
- Continuities and Ruptures: Germans and Poles before 1939
- Occupation as a Framework for Action: Ideology, Politics and Violence
- Part II. 'Polish Bands': War, Occupation Policy and the Logic of Massacres
- Beyond the Border: The War in September 1939
- Initiation and Practice: 'Hubal' and the Beginnings of Counter-Partisan Operations
- Removal of Constraints: Fighting Partisans through a 'Small-Scale War' in 1942
- Losing Control: Escalating Crisis and the Dynamics of Violence in 1943
- Authority Amid the Death Throes: The Final Phase of German Rule, 1944-1945
- Transfer and Culmination: The Quelling of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944
- Part III. Coming to Terms with the Past after 1945
- Extradition and Punishment: Poland, the Allies and German Perpetrators
- Prosecution and Suppression: Massacres and German Justice.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in German as: Im Schatten von Auschwitz: Deutsche Massaker an polnischen Zivilisten 1939-1945."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 19, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Brewing, Daniel. In the shadow of Auschwitz
- ISBN:
- 9781800730908
- 180073090X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183720
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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