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" In Nazi eyes, the Soviet Union was the ""wild east,"" a savage region ripe for exploitation, its subhuman inhabitants destined for extermination or helotry. An especially brutal dimension of the German army's eastern war was its anti-partisan campaign. This conflict brought death and... read more
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Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Toward a War of Extermination
1. "Success Comes Only through Terror": The German Experience of Antiguerrilla Warfare
2. "Jew-Bolsheviks," Civilians, and Partisans: The Opening Phase, 1941
3. Bloodshed Mushrooms: The Escalating Security Campaign, 1941
4. The Rules Change: Partisan Surge and German Response, 1942
5. More of the Sugar, Less of the Whip: The Battle for Popular Support, 1942
6. Locusts in Field Gray: The Dead Zones Campaign, 1943
7. Fear in the Forest: The War at Close Quarters, 1942 and 1943
Conclusion: Reap as You Sow, 1943 and 1944
Appendix A. Larger Antipartisan Operations Carried Out by the 221st Security Division, December 1942-April 1943
Appendix B. Atrocities Committed by the 221st Security Division’s Subordinate Units, March 1942-August 1943
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Translations
Notes
Bibliography of Primary Sources
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ben Shepherd (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 2004
ISBN: 9780674012967
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 2004
ISBN: 9780674012967
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.54050947
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Eastern Front
- Books › History › Europe › Germany › Third Reich
- Books › History › World › 20th Century
- Books › History › Russia
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