Europe on Trial
The Story of Collaboration, Resistance, and Retribution during World War II
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Europe on Trial
The Story of Collaboration, Resistance, and Retribution during World War II
About this book
Europe on Trial explores the history of collaboration, retribution, and resistance during World War II. These three themes are examined through the experiences of people and countries under German occupation, as well as Soviet, Italian, and other military rule. Those under foreign rule faced innumerable moral and ethical dilemmas, including the question of whether to cooperate with their occupiers, try to survive the war without any political involvement, or risk their lives by becoming resisters. Many chose all three, depending on wartime conditions. Following the brutal war, the author discusses the purges of real or alleged war criminals and collaborators, through various acts of violence, deportations, and judicial proceedings at the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal as well as in thousands of local courts. Europe on Trial helps us to understand the many moral consequences both during and immediately following World War II.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 From Brutality to International Conventions to Renewed Brutality: Foreign Occupations in European History
- 2 Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland: The First German Conquests
- 3 Defeat and Submission: Europe’s Honeymoon with Hitler, 1939–1941
- 4 The Invasion of the Soviet Union and East European Collaboration
- 5 Germany’s Many Allies: A Blessing or a Curse?
- 6 The Beginnings of German Decline: The Growth and Many Dilemmas of the Resistance Movements
- 7 Resistance and Civil War in Eastern, Southern, and Southeastern Europe
- 8 Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? Case Studies of Resistance and Reprisal
- 9 The End of the War, the Apparent Triumph of the Resistance Movements, and the First Retributions
- 10 Purging Hitler’s Europe
- 11 The Long Aftermath of Collaboration, Resistance, and Retribution
- Epilogue
- Suggestions for Further Study
- Index
- About the Authors