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War Land on the Eastern Front is a study of a hidden legacy of World War I: the experience of German soldiers on the Eastern front and the long-term effects of their encounter with Eastern Europe. It presents an 'anatomy of an occupation', charting the ambitions and realities of the new German military state there. Using hitherto neglected sources from both occupiers and occupied, official documents, propaganda, memoirs, and novels, it reveals how German views of the East changed during total war. New categories for viewing the East took root along with the idea of a German cultural mission in these supposed wastelands. After Germany's defeat, the Eastern front's 'lessons' were taken up by the Nazis, radicalized, and enacted when German armies returned to the East in World War II. Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius's persuasive and compelling study fills a yawning gap in the literature of the Great War. No library descriptions found. |
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As Hitler and the Nazi war machine often overshadow many other topics, research like this is often neglected. Liulevicius fills this gap and shows how Hitler was able to play to the sentiments internalized by Germans during their WWI interaction in the East.In effect, this book shows "why" Germans were so receptive to his message. Once Slavs were reduced to a sub-human status, there was no moral quandary in mistreating and annihilating them.
Unfortunately, because this book has remained in relative obscurity, it has been hard to obtain. Only a rare copy is available via the usual online purchase outlets, and it is not a standard in library holdings. If you have access to a nearby university collection or interlibrary loan system that can obtain it, I recommend it. It opens another window in worthwhile line of inquiry.
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