German Historians and the Bombing of German Cities: The Contested Air War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789089647818)

Today, strategic aerial bombardments of urban areas that harm civilians, at times intentionally, are becoming increasingly common in global conflicts. This book reveals the history of these tactics as employed by nations that initiated aerial bombardments of civilians after World War I and during World War II. As one of the major symbols of German suffering, the Allied bombing left a strong imprint on German society. Bas von Benda-Beckmann explores how German historical accounts reflected debates on postwar identity and looks at whether the history of the air war forms a counternarrative against the idea of German collective guilt. Provocative and unflinching, this study offers a valuable contribution to German historiography.

Author: Bas Von Benda-Beckmann
ISBN-10: 9089647813
ISBN-13: 9789089647818
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2015
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2016