Allied Internment Camps in Occupied Germany: Extrajudicial Detention in the Name of Denazification, 1945-1950

ISBN-13: 9781108720731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 260 str.

Andrew H. Beattie

Opis

Examines how all four Allied powers interned alleged Nazis without trial in camps only recently liberated from Nazi control.

Recenzje

'… Beattie has written a comprehensive and instructive history that would be useful to anyone studying post-war Germany, occupation, transitional justice or the legacies of Nazism.' Samantha K. Knapton

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. 'It will be desirable on political grounds': the development of internment policy, 1943–1946; 2. 'Not consistent with civil liberties': internment in practice, 1945–1950; 3. Internees: the 'worst Nazis' or a 'colourful assortment'?; 4. Internment camps: 'the main task of the camp is the complete isolation' of the detainees; Conclusion;