UID:
edocfu_9961373643802883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
1-4725-0497-6
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1-4411-8411-2
Content:
The Scandinavian [Nordic] countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland experienced the effects of the German invasion in April 1940 in very different ways. Collaboration, resistance, and co-belligerency were only some of the short-term consequences. Each country's historiography has undergone enormous changes in the seventy years since the invasion, and this collection by leading historians examines the immediate effects of Hitler's aggression as well as the long-term legacies for each country's self-image and national identity.The Scandinavian countries' war experience fundamentally changed how each nation functioned in the post-war world by altering political structures, the dynamics of their societies, the inter-relationships between the countries and the popular view of the wartime political and social responses to totalitarian threats.Hitler was no respecter of the rights of the Scandinavian nations but he and his associates dealt surprisingly differently with each of them. In the post-war period, this has caused problems of interpretation for political and cultural historians alike. Drawing on the latest research, this volume will be a welcome addition to the comparative histories of Scandinavia and the Second World War.
Note:
Includes index.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Editors' Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Editors' Introduction; Chapter 2 Scandinavia in the Second World War; I; II; III; Chapter 3 The Nordic Countries and the Second World War; Chapter 4 The Obsession with SovereigntyCohabitation and Resistance in Denmark 1940-45; The creation of modus vivendi: 9 April 1940; National unity; Activism - a new approach to Danish foreign policy; Censorship; Expulsion of politicians; Anti-communist measures; The pioneers of the resistance; Combating sabotage
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The Telegram Crisis 1942The summer of 1943; Towards the liberation; Sovereignty and ethics; Chapter 5 Closing a Long Chapter: German-Norwegian Relations 1939-45Norway and the Third Reich; The long history before the Third Reich; Norway and the Third Reich before the outbreak of war; The legacy of the war; Chapter 6 The Case of Sweden; Sweden's policies: Deterrence and confidence-building through defence and diplomacy; A rather strong defence; Swedish intelligence from all quarters contributed to keeping Sweden out of the war; German blockade of Sweden in 1943?; Violations of Swedish territory
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United States' positive assessments of Sweden 1943The end of the war, 1944-45; Bibliography; Chapter 7 Janus of the North? Finland 1940-44Finland's road into alliance with Hitler; From virtues to necessities; From insecurity to radicalization; From disillusionment to disentanglement; Chapter 8 'The Five Evil Years': National Self-image, Commemoration and Historiography in Denmark 1945-2010Trends in Historiography and Commemoration; Chapter 9 Hitler's Norwegian Legacy
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Chapter 10 Realism and Idealism: Swedish Narratives of the Second World WarHistoriography and Interpretation in the Post-War EraThe emergence of small-state realism: 1945-70; Small-state realism - the historiographical paradigm: 1970-90; The moral narrative: 1990 onwards; Swedish historiography in perspective; Chapter 11 Two Shadows over FinlandHitler, Stalin and the Finns Facing the Second World War as History 1944-2010; Remembering the Second World War; Makers of historical culture; Points of interest, points of controversy; Guilty as charged?; Between the two dictators
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Obligation to overcome animosityIntroducing Finnish agency; From agency to distance; Chapter 12 Conclusion; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4725-7841-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4411-9036-8
Language:
English
