The Allied Air War and Urban Memory: The Legacy of Strategic Bombing in Germany

ISBN-13: 9781316632451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 410 str.

Jorg Arnold

Opis

A first study in English of the cultural legacy of World War II bombing in post-war Germany.

Recenzje

'As an analysis of the cultural implications of the Allied strategic bombing of German cities in World War II, Jörg Arnold's The Allied Air War and Urban Memory stands out for the sophistication of its approach, and the sharpness and complexity of its analysis.' Urban History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. From experience to memory; Part I. Commemorating Death: 2. 'Soldiers of the Heimat', 1940–5; 3. 'In quiet memory'? 1945–75; 4. The return of the dead, 1979–95; Part II. Confronting Destruction: 5. 'What we have lost', 1940–60; 6. From celebration to lamentation, 1960–95; Part III. Writing Histories: 7. The 'night of horror', 1940–70; 8. The 'greatest event in municipal history', 1970–95; Conclusion.