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The French who fought for Hitler: memories from the outcasts

Philippe Carrard
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Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Summary:
"Thousands of Frenchmen volunteered to provide military help to the Nazis during World War II, fighting in such places as Belorussia, Galicia, Pomerania, and Berlin. Utilizing these soldiers' memoirs, The French who fought for Hitler examines how these volunteers describe their exploits on the battlefield, their relations to civilian populations in occupied territories, and their sexual prowess. It also discusses how the volunteers account for their controversial decisions to enlist, to fight to the end, and finally to testify. Coining the concepts of "outcast memory" and "unlikeable vanquished," Philippe Carrard characterizes the type of bitter, unrepentant memory at work in the volunteers' recollections and situates it on the map of France's collective memory. In the process, he contributes to the ongoing conversation about memory, asking whether all testimonies are fit to be given and preserved, and how we should deal with life narratives that uphold positions now viewed as unacceptable"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Backgrounds
  • From the Légion des volontaires français to the Division Charlemagne
  • The historians' take
  • Authenticity
  • Verifications and guarantees
  • The Sajer case
  • Internet debates
  • Veracity
  • The French in Berlin
  • Possibly too much
  • As good in bed as on the battlefield
  • Possibly too little
  • Textualization
  • Total recall
  • Perspectives
  • Frameworks
  • The enemy demonized
  • Frenchness
  • The lens of culture
  • Bearing witness
  • Enlisting
  • Fighting to the end
  • Speaking up
  • From the outcasts' point of view
  • Vanquished
  • Rejected
  • Unrepentant
  • Appendix A: Biographical notices
  • Appendix B: Maps.
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Author/Creator:
Carrard, Philippe
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
The French who fought for Hitler: memories from the outcasts [by Carrard, P.]
Subjects:
Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchevisme — Biography
Waffen-SS — Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade — Biography
Waffen-SS — Waffen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne," 33 — Biography
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, French
World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, French
Soldiers — France — Biography
Soldiers — Germany — Biography
Outcasts — France — Biography
Collective memory — France
World War, 1939-1945 — Regimental histories — Germany
Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchevisme
Waffen-SS — Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade
Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS — Waffen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne," 33
World War (1939-1945)
1939-1945
Outcasts
Collective memory
Regimental histories
Soldiers
France
Germany
Genres:
Personal narratives — French
Biographies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249) and index.
Physical Description:
x, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
D757.32 .C36 2010
ISBNs:
9780521198226 (hardback)
0521198224 (hardback)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2010024616
OCLC Numbers:
610830821