Sweden, the swastika and Stalin: the Swedish experience in the Second World War
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Main Author: Gilmour, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press c2010
Series:Societies at war
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Shades of neutrality? Political challenges and social changes, 1900-1939 -- Wartime power and personalities -- Isolation, 1939-1941 -- Towards the turning point, July 1941-July 1943 -- Eastern approaches and western reproaches: Finland's continuation war and the collapse of Germany, June 1941-May 1945 -- Trading with Germany and the Allies: blackmail and brinkmanship -- Security, subversion, spies and sabotage -- The battle for Sweden's mind: propaganda and censorship -- Race, rejection, reception, rescue and redemption: Swedish humanitarian endeavors -- Military matters -- The front at home--Beredskapstiden -- Looking back in anger? The assault on 'small-state realism'
This title explores the full scope of events in neutral Sweden during the Second World War and Sweden's difficult relationships with the fighting nations. As well as considering the more familiar diplomatic and trade issues, John Gilmour delves into the manoeuvrings of the country's political and military leadership
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 322 p.)
ISBN:0748631526
9780748631520

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