The War for the German Mind

Re-Educating Hitler's Soldiers
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-1-57181-892-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

There are several important studies on Allied efforts to re-educate German civilians after the fall of Nazism. The simultaneous major program of the U. S., Britain and Soviet Union to influence the future of German politics and society through the re-education of prisoners of war has not previously been studied. Based on extensive archival research, including hitherto unknown material from the Soviet archives, as well as interviews with participants, this book draws a fascinating picture of the war for the postwar German mind. It also explores the question of the impact of the returnees upon the two German states that emerged after 1945. The unique value of this study lies in its genuinely comparative approach which also examines the program that Soviets introduced in their POW camps.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jr

Jr., Arthur L. Smith,

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter 1. The Prisoner of War

Chapter 2. The Re-Educators

Chapter 3. Screening and Selection

Chapter 4. America's "Idea Factories"

Chapter 5. Re-Education Soviet-Style

Chapter 6. Liberal Arts for England's POWs

Chapter 7. Repatriation in the West

Chapter 8. Russian Repatriation and the Continuation of the Antifa Schools

Chapter 9. A Half-Century Perspective

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jr., Arthur L. Smith,
Arthur L. Smith, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles.