Fallen elites :: the military other in post-unification Germany /

Military officers are often the first to be considered politically dangerous when a state loses its authority. Overnight, actions once considered courageous are deemed criminal, and men once praised as heroes are redefined as villains. In Fallen Elites, Andrew Bickford examines how states make soldi...

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1. Verfasser: Bickford, Andrew, 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Military officers are often the first to be considered politically dangerous when a state loses its authority. Overnight, actions once considered courageous are deemed criminal, and men once praised as heroes are redefined as villains. In Fallen Elites, Andrew Bickford examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Gaining unprecedented entry into the lives of former East German officers in unified Germany, Bickford relates how these men and their families have come to terms with the shock of.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 268 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777162
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