Format:
xii, 345 Seiten.
ISBN:
0-8078-2077-6
Content:
German veterans never embraced the Weimar Republic, created out of the ruins of World War I. Former soldiers demanded a state that was militant, nationalist, and authoritarian, and their rejection of the new democratic Republic played a major role in its collapse and the Nazi rise to power. After Hitler's defeat, German veterans again represented a source of social instability and a potential threat to democracy
Content:
Examining the activities of major veterans' groups, James Diehl shows why Bonn succeeded where Weimar had failed in defusing the threat of disgruntled veterans
Content:
Most accounts of veterans' activities in the Federal Republic have concentrated on the involvement of a minority of ex-soldiers in extremist and neo-Nazi movements. Diehl broadens the focus to provide a more comprehensive picture, treating veterans not only as a political factor but as a historical and social phenomenon as well. He has consulted extensive ministerial and organizational archives that became available to scholars only in the 198Os
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Veteran
;
Veteran
;
Soldatenverband
;
Geschichte
;
1881-1976 Hansen, Gottfried
;
Entwicklungsforschung
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Erster Weltkrieg
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