Allies in Memory: World War II and the Politics Oftransatlantic Commemoration, C.1941-2001

ISBN-13: 9781107426467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 311 str.

Sam Edwards

Opis

A fresh perspective on World War II commemoration that identifies the central place of war memory in post-1945 transatlantic relations.

Recenzje

'This book is a latecomer to an intense wave of scholarly interest in commemoration, particularly of war and conflict, which began in the mid-1990s. … Edwards tells an important story and he does it with no small amount of verve.' Adam R. Seipp, The Journal of Modern History

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Remembrance and Reconstruction, c.1917–69: 1. Old World and New World: interwar transatlantic commemoration, c.1917–41; 2. 'Here we are together': air war and the anglicisation of American memory, c.1941–63; 3. 'These memories shall not be forgotten': D-Day and transatlantic memory, c.1944–69; Part II. Americanisation and Commercialisation, c.1964–2001: 4. 'It looks so different now': veterans' memory, c.1964–84; 5. 'The last good war': Vietnam, victory culture and the Americanisation of memory, c.1964–84; 6. 'One last look': the commercialisation of memory, c.1984–2001; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.