Building a Nazi Europe The Ss''s Germanic Volunteers

In a compelling new study, Gutmann offers an in-depth examination of the Swedish, Swiss and Danish men who worked and fought for the SS, during the Second World War. Dispelling a host of myths regarding foreign collaboration with Hitler's regime, it reveals how these men were highly motivated to affect a National Socialist revolution across North-Western or 'Germanic' Europe. Working behind Berlin desks, they played a pivotal part in shaping the Nazi New Order and actively participated in the regime's brutal atrocities on the Eastern Front and on the streets of Western Europe. The book argues that these men became a focal point for infighting in the regime regarding the role of non-Germans in National Socialism. Building a Nazi Europe sheds new light on historical conceptions of fascism, collaboration, transnational history and the Holocaust.

About the author

Martin R. Gutmann is European Union Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany.

Summary

Examining the lives and careers of Swiss, Swedish and Danish volunteers to Nazi SS, this book redefines the motives, contributions and experiences of European collaborators with Hitler's regime and offers a new and rich interpretation of German plans for post-war Europe and the reasons for its failure.

Product details

• Authors: Martin R. Gutmann, Martin R. (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg Gutmann, Martin R. (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Fre Gutmann, Gutmann Martin R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.10.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781107155435
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15543-5
• Pages: 254
• Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater