The Eastern Front, 1941-45 : German troops and the barbarisation of warfare /

The Eastern Front, 1941-45 : German troops and the barbarisation of warfare /

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Author / Creator:Bartov, Omer.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave, ©2001.
Description:xxvi, 218 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Series:St. Antony's series
St. Antony's series.
Subject:
Germany. -- Heer -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Germany. -- Heer.
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
Soldiers -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Sociology, Military -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Atrocities.
Military campaigns.
Sociology, Military.
Soldiers.
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Germany.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11463891
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ISBN:0333949447
9780333949443
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
Summary:"Based largely upon unpublished sources, Omer Bartov's study looks closely at the German army on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He describes the physical hardship, the discipline and morale, and analyzes the social educational and political background of the junior officers who formed the backbone of the German army. Only with these factors in mind can we begin to explain the criminal activities of the German army in Russia and the extent of involvement of the army in the execution of Hitler's brutal policies."--Jacket.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Life, Hardship and Death at the Front
  • The Military Events
  • Manpower and Casualties
  • Physical Hardship
  • Discipline and Morale
  • Part II. The Offices: Backbone of the Army
  • Introduction
  • The Sample
  • Data Analysis
  • Part III. Indoctrination and the Need for a Cause
  • Introduction
  • Forms and Intensity of Ideological Instruction
  • The Enemy as "Untermenschen"
  • The Efficacy of Indoctrination
  • Part IV. Barbarism and Criminality
  • Introduction
  • The Maltreatment of Russian POWs
  • Fighting Partisans and Murdering Civilians
  • Exploitation, Evacuation and Destruction
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Life, Hardship and Death at the Front
  • The Military Events
  • Manpower and Casualties
  • Physical Hardship
  • Discipline and Morale
  • Part II. The Offices: Backbone of the Army
  • Introduction
  • The Sample
  • Data Analysis
  • Part III. Indoctrination and the Need for a Cause
  • Introduction
  • Forms and Intensity of Ideological Instruction
  • The Enemy as "Untermenschen"
  • The Efficacy of Indoctrination
  • Part IV. Barbarism and Criminality
  • Introduction
  • The Maltreatment of Russian POWs
  • Fighting Partisans and Murdering Civilians
  • Exploitation, Evacuation and Destruction

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