War And German Memory
Germans often claim that "we have learned the lessons of our history." But what, precisely, are the lessons they have drawn from their Nazi-era past? What experiences from that time continue to hold significant meaning for Germans today, and how have those experiences shaped postwar German cultural identity? Though Germans have come to recognize the evils of Nazism, for them, its primary evil derived from the war it unleashed and the hardships, death, and destruction that the war wrought on...
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German memories of the experience of the Second World War have been central in shaping that country's postwar historical consciousness and cultural identity. This book explores how the sufferings of average Germans in war has been and remains the dominant narrative in German historical memory and how this influences Germans' attitudes toward war and their understanding of their country's role in world affairs.
Ch. 1 Digging in the gardens of Carthage 7Ch. 2 Memorial 41Ch. 3 Sarcophagi of memory 75Ch. 4 A season of memory 119Epilogue The future of the past 155Bibliography 161Index 173
