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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807605803321

Autore

Gilmour John

Titolo

Sweden, the swastika and Stalin : the Swedish experience in the Second World War / / John Gilmour [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-7486-7127-7

1-283-13308-3

9786613133083

0-7486-3152-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 322 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Societies at war

Disciplina

940.53485

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Sweden

World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - Sweden

Sweden History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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'.

Sommario/riassunto

This book fills a gap in the existing literature on the Second World War by covering the range of challenges, threats, issues, dilemmas, and changes faced and dealt with by Sweden during the conflict. Interest in Sweden's wartime experiences has increased due to its post-war profile as a neutral that both allowed German troops to transit through its territory and also carried on trading with the Nazi regime during the holocaust years. Many misconceptions and false impressions have



arisen and persisted as a result of deliberate misinformation and concealment by all sides during that time. Readers of this book will gain a fresh, broad view of the period, personalities and problems from a Swedish orientation.