National Cleansing

Retribution Against Nazi Collaborators in Postwar Czechoslovakia

Autor*innen

• Benjamin Frommer

Reihen

• Studien zur Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte der modernen Kriegsführung

Parameter

• 406 Seiten
• 15 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Narrativer Journalismus
• Sachliteratur
• Tschechische & slowakische Geschichte
• Tschechoslowakei

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The book delves into the postwar prosecution of over one hundred thousand suspected war criminals in Czechoslovakia, revealing a significant yet imperfect effort to address past atrocities following World War II. Utilizing previously inaccessible archival sources, it sheds light on the nation's complex transition from Nazi occupation to Stalinist governance. Through this examination, the author highlights the Czechs' attempt to confront their history, offering a fresh perspective on the moral and legal challenges faced during this tumultuous period.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Einband: Hardcover