Islam and Nazi Germany's War / David Motadel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motadel, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Muslim.

World War, 1939-1945.

National socialism and Islam.

Arab countries--Foreign relations--Germany.

Arab countries.

Germany--Foreign relations--Arab countries.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the most crucial phase of the Second World War, German troops, fighting in regions as far apart as the Sahara and the Caucasus, confronted the Allies across lands largely populated by Muslims. Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Jews. Islam and Nazi Germany's War is the first comprehensive account of Berlin's remarkably ambitious attempts to build an alliance with the Islamic world. Drawing on archival research in three continents, David Motadel explains how German officials tried to promote the Third Reich as a patron of Islam. He explores Berlin's policies and propaganda in the Muslim war zones, and the extensive work that authorities undertook for the recruitment, spiritual care, and ideological indoctrination of tens of thousands of Muslim volunteers who fought in the Wehrmacht and the SS. Islam and Nazi Germany's War reveals how German troops on the ground in North Africa, the Balkans, and the Eastern front engaged with diverse Muslim populations, including Muslim Roma and Jewish converts to Islam. Combining measured argument with a masterly handling of detail, it illuminates the profound impact of the Second World War on Muslims around the world and provides a new understanding of the politics of religion in the bloodiest conflict of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

Part I. Foundations

1. Origins

2. Berlin's Muslim Moment

Part II. Muslims in the War Zones

3. Islam and the War in North Africa and the Middle East

4. Islam and the War on the Eastern Front

5. Islam and the Battle for the Balkans

Part III. Muslims in the Army

6. Mobilizing Muslims

7. Islam and Politics in the Units

8. Islam and Military Propaganda

Conclusion

Note on Sources

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780674744950

0674744950

9780674736009

0674736001

OCLC:

897117066