Research Catalog

Title

Latvia in World War II / Valdis O. Lumans.

Author

Lumans, Valdis O.

Publication

New York : Fordham University Press, 2006.

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Details

Description

xi, 547 pages : maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"In this concise, clearly written book, Thomas and Michael Christofferson provide a balanced, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to every aspect of the French experience during World War II." "Synthesizing a wide range of scholarship, the authors integrate political, diplomatic, military, social, cultural, and economic history in this portrait of a nation and a people at war. Here is a chronicle of the battles and campaigns that stained French soil with blood. Here, also, is the full historical context of the war-its origins, realities, and aftermath-in French society. The authors pay particular attention to the key failures of institutional France-especially the officer corps, political elites, and the Catholic Church. They also assess the controversial history of the Vichy regime and the German occupation, in carefully crafted accounts of Vichy's National Revolution, resistance and collaboration, and the fate of France's Jews." "Accessible both to students and to general readers, France during World War II offers a full understanding of the actors, events, issues, and controversies of a turbulent era. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension, 1541-0293 ; no. 11

Uniform Title

World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension ; 11.

Alternative Title

• Latvia in World War Two
• Latvia in World War 2

Subjects

• Latvia > History > Soviet occupation, 1940-1941
• Latvia > History > German occupation, 1941-1944
• World War, 1939-1945 > Latvia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-527) and index.

Contents

1. Prewar Latvia -- 2. Latvia's Road to War -- 3. Latvia and the Outbreak of War -- 4. The Soviet Occupation and Annexation -- 5. Sovietizing Latvia: The Year of Terror -- 6. The German Invasion and Occupation of Latvia -- 7. Latvia and the Ostland -- 8. Latvia and the Holocaust -- 9. The Latvian Legion -- 10. Latvians at the Front -- 11. German Retreat and Soviet Return.

ISBN

0823226271 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006007965
• 9780823226276

OCLC

• ocm64595899
• SCSB-5279613

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries