Hitler's Army [electronic resource] : Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich
Bartov, Omer.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
1991.
As the Cold War followed on the heels of the Second World War, as the Nuremburg Trials faded in the shadow of the Iron Curtain, both the Germans and the West were quick to accept the idea that Hitler's army had been no SS, no Gestapo, that it was a professional force little touched by Nazi politics. But in this compelling account Omer Bartov reveals a very different history, as he probes the experience of the average soldier to show just how thoroughly Nazi ideology permeated the army. In Hitler's Army, Bartov focuses on the titanic struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union--where the vast
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Demodernization of the Front; 2. The Destruction of the Primary Group; 3. The Perversion of Discipline; 4. The Distortion of Reality; Conclusion; Notes; Workscited; Index
As the Cold War followed on the heels of the Second World War, as the Nuremburg Trials faded in the shadow of the Iron Curtain, both the Germans and the West were quick to accept the idea that Hitler's army had been no SS, no Gestapo, that it was a professional force little touched by Nazi politics. But in this compelling account Omer Bartov reveals a very different history, as he probes the experience of the average soldier to show just how thoroughly Nazi ideology permeated the army. In Hitler's Army, Bartov focuses on the titanic struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union--where the vast
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Germany. Heer
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- Political activity.
National socialism.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
National socialism
World War, 1939-1945
History & Archaeology
History - General