Allies in Memory World War II and the Politics ofTransatlantic Commemoration, c.1941-2001
A fresh perspective on World War II commemoration that identifies the central place of war memory in post-1945 transatlantic relations.
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | eng |
ISBN: | 9781316250099 |
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Cambridge University Press
2015
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Online Access: | https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/maxweberstiftung-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1936611 |
Summary: | A fresh perspective on World War II commemoration that identifies the central place of war memory in post-1945 transatlantic relations. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Remembrance and reconstruction, c.1917-1969 -- 1 Old World and New World: Interwar transatlantic commemoration, c. 1917-1941 -- 2 'Here we are together': Air war and the anglicisation of American memory, c.1941-1963 -- 3 'These memories shall not be forgotten': D-Day and transatlantic memory, c. 1944-1969 -- Part II Americanisation and commercialisation, c.1964-2001 -- 4 'It looks so different now': Veterans' memory, c. 1964-1984 -- 5 'The last good war': Vietnam, victory culture and the Americanisation of memory, c.1964-1984 -- 6 'One last look': The commercialisation of memory, c. 1984-2001 -- Conclusion: 'So it is that ordinary men … become legend': From the 'Greatest Generation' to the next generation, c. 2004- -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781316250099 |