Nordic Narratives of the Second World War

National Historiographies Revisited

Nonfiction, History, Scandinavia, Military, World War II
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Author: ISBN: 9789185509805
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789185509805
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press
Language: English

Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-à-vis the Second World War. Focusing on the relationship between scholarly and public understandings of the war, this book presents the overarching themes that set apart the Nordic experience while remaining attentive to the distinctive characteristics of war time in each of the five different countries. A major contribution to the international debate on postwar memory, this fascinating account speaks to all those who have an interest in the modern European history.

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Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-à-vis the Second World War. Focusing on the relationship between scholarly and public understandings of the war, this book presents the overarching themes that set apart the Nordic experience while remaining attentive to the distinctive characteristics of war time in each of the five different countries. A major contribution to the international debate on postwar memory, this fascinating account speaks to all those who have an interest in the modern European history.

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