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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163882703321

Autore

Holbraad Carsten

Titolo

Danish reactions to German occupation [[electronic resource]] : history and historiography / / Carsten Holbraad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : UCL Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-911307-52-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 pages) : digital file(s)

Disciplina

944.0816

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Collaborationists - Denmark

World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - Denmark

Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945 Public opinion

Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945 Historiography

Denmark Foreign relations 1912-1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

For five years during World War II, Denmark was occupied by Germany. While the Danish reaction to this period of its history has been extensively discussed in Danish-language publications, it has not until now received a thorough treatment in English. Set in the context of modern Danish foreign relations, and tracing the country’s responses to successive crises and wars in the region, Danish Reactions to German Occupation brings a full overview of the occupation to an English-speaking audience. Holbraad carefully dissects the motivations and ideologies driving conduct during the occupation, and his authoritative coverage of the preceding century provides a crucial link to understanding the forces behind Danish foreign policy divisions. Analysing the conduct of a traumatised and strategically exposed small state bordering on an aggressive great power, the book traces a development from reluctant cooperation to active resistance. In doing so, Holbraad surveys and examines the subsequent, and not yet quite finished, debate among Danish historians about this contested period, which takes place between those siding with the resistance and those



more inclined to justify limited cooperation with the occupiers – and who sometimes even condone various acts of collaboration.