The Golditz myth : British and Commonwelth prisoners of war in Nazi Germany
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書誌事項
The Golditz myth : British and Commonwelth prisoners of war in Nazi Germany
Oxford University Press, 2004
大学図書館所蔵 全3件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-433) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Though only one among hundreds of prison camps in which British servicemen were held between 1939 and 1945, Colditz enjoys unparalleled name recognition both in Britain and in other parts of the English-speaking world. Made famous in print, on film, and through television, Colditz remains a potent symbol of key virtues - including ingenuity and perseverance against apparently overwhelming odds - that form part of the popular mythology surrounding the British war effort in World War II. Colditz has played a major role in shaping perceptions of the POW experience in Nazi Germany, an experience in which escaping is assumed to be paramount and 'Outwitting the Hun' a universal sport. The story of Colditz has been told often and in a variety of forms but in this book, MacKenzie chronicles the development of the Colditz myth and puts what happened inside the castle in the context of British and Commonwealth POW life in Germany as a whole. Being a captive of the Third Reich - from the moment of surrender down to the day of liberation and repatriation - was more complicated and a good deal tougher than the popular myth would suggest.
The physical and mental demands of survival far outweighed escaping activity in order of importance in most camps almost all of the time, and even in Colditz the reality was in some respects very different from the almost "Boy's Own" caricature that developed during the post-war decades. In "The Colditz Myth", MacKenzie seeks, for the first time, to place Colditz - both the camp and the legend - in a wider historical context.
目次
- Introduction: The Colditz Phenomenon
- 1. Capture and Interrogation
- 2. Transit and Processing
- 3. Compounds and Commandants
- 4. Leaders and Followers
- 5. Body and Soul
- 6. Work and Play
- 7. Reprisals and Rewards
- 8. Allies and Aliens
- 9. Patriots and Traitors
- 10. Abiding and Escaping
- 11. Exodus and Liberation
- 12. Repatriation and Adjustment
- Conclusion: Farewell to Colditz?
- Notes on Sources
- Select Bibliography
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