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Projectiles for the people / forewords by Bill Dunne and Russell "Maroon" Shoats ; introductory texts and translations by André Moncourt and J. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- PM Press
- The Red Army faction : a documentary history ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rote Armee Fraktion.
- Terrorists--Germany (West).
- Terrorists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (737 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, Calif. : PM Press/Kersplebedeb, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first in a two-volume series, as part of a co-publishing project between PM Press and Kersplebedeb, is by far the most in-depth political history of the Red Army Faction ever made available in English. Projectiles for the People starts its story in the days following World War II, showing how American imperialism worked hand in glove with the old pro-Nazi ruling class, shaping West Germany into an authoritarian anti-communist bulwark and launching pad for its aggression against Third World nations. The volume also recounts the opposition that emerged from intellectuals, communist
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Bill Dunne xiv; A Word from Russell "Maroon" Shoats xv; Acknowledgements xvi; Translators' Note xviii; Preface xxi; Acronym Key xxv; German Terms xxix; 1 "Democracy" Comes to Deutschland: Postfascist Germany and the Continuing Appeal of Imperialism 3; 2 The Re-emergence of Revolutionary Politics in West Germany 19; 3 Taking up the gun 45; 4 Building a Base and "Serving the People" 107; 5 The May Offensive: Bringing the War Home 163; 6 Black September: A Statement from Behind Bars 187
- 7 Staying Alive: Sensory Deprivation, Torture, and the Struggle Behind Bars 2378 A Desperate Bid to Free the Prisoners: the Stockholm Action 325; 9 Shadow Boxing: Countering Psychological Warfare 343; 10 The Murder of Ulrike Meinhof 381; 11 Meanwhile, Elsewhere on the Left... (An Intermission of Sorts) 433; 12 & Back to the RAF... 453; 13 Daring to Struggle, Failing to Win 469; 14 The Stammheim Deaths 511; 15 On the Defensive 521; Appendices; Dramatis Personae 563; Armed Struggle in W. Germany: A Chronology 579; Note on Sources and Methodology 629; Bibliography 632; Index 663
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60486-177-0
- OCLC:
- 428979746
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