Sympathy for the Devil: Neutral Europe and Nazi Germany in World War II - Couverture rigide

Leitz, Christian

 
9780814751756: Sympathy for the Devil: Neutral Europe and Nazi Germany in World War II
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 081475175X ISBN 13 : 9780814751756
Editeur : New York University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The recent revelations about the role of the Swiss banks in keeping Jewish accounts after World War II has caused a reappraisal of the role of the neutral nations. What exactly did it mean to be "neutral" in World War II? Was neutrality just a cover for collaboration with the Nazis? Did countries who refused to take sides help or hurt the Allied cause? And how did the neutrals treat people who were vulnerable to the Nazis?
In this first study of Nazi Germany's to the five European neutrals: Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey, Christian Leitz shines a light on their wartime record. Questioning the true commitment to neutrality of the five states, the he details not simply the development of relations to Germany, but also the contribution they made to Germany's war effort. He shows how the Nazi regime benefitted in large measure from permitting these five countries to remain neutral. We learn how during Germany's military decline in the waning months of the war, it continued to receive vital services from the neutrals. Based on a wide reading of sources in English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, French and Turkish, and supplemented by documentary evidence from German archives, this book enables readers at all levels to gain insight into a significant aspect not only of the history of Nazi Germany, but also the history of the Second World War in Europe.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christian Leitz is Lecturer in History at the University of Aukland.

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Éditeur
New York University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
081475175X
ISBN 13 
9780814751756
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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