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Informationen zum Autor R. M. Douglas is associate professor of history, Colgate University. He lives in Hamilton, NY. Klappentext More than 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe were driven from their homes in the wake of WWII, yet barely anyone noticed or remembers "'This is an important book, deserving of the widest readership.' (Max Hastings, Sunday Times) 'The expulsion of Germans is understandably a politically-charged topic. Until recently it has been taboo to examine the depths of German suffering after 1945, because of the suffering they themselves had caused. Drawing on meticulous research, Douglas thoughtfully explains the context for this policy, before showing convincingly that its rationale was flawed.' (Haster Vaizey, The Independent) 'This important, powerful, and moving book should be on the desk of every international policymaker as well as every historian of twentieth-century Europe. Characterized by assured scholarship, cool objectivity, and convincing detail, it is also a passionate plea for tolerance and fairness in a multicultural world.' (Richard J. Evans, The New Republic)" Zusammenfassung Immediately after the Second World War! the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced relocation of German speakers from their homes across central and southern Europe to Germany. This is a study of the largest recorded episode of what we now call "ethnic cleansing".
