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viii, 200 pages ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Germany's war on the Eastern Front, and the origins of its secret camp myth -- The short-lived German secret camp myth -- Missing Americans in Southeast Asia and the origins of POW/MIA activism -- Radicalization of POW/MIA advocacy and the emergence of the secret camp myth -- High-water mark of the secret camp myth -- Conclusion. |
Summary |
"Traumatic Defeat is a comparative study of wartime and postwar Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) activism and politics in Germany after World War II and the US after the Vietnam War. Patrick Gallagher argues that under certain circumstances, a postwar form of national mythology develops, derived from POW/MIA activism and the belief that substantial numbers of MIAs continue to survive in secret captivity after war's end. He refers to this phenomenon as the "secret camp myth," after the covert facilities in which these missing men supposedly survive. Gallagher demonstrates that these two parallel cases of national trauma over prisoners and the missing demonstrate how wars can breed mythologies that, if not satisfied, can take on lives of their own and come to dominate national conversations on the history of warfare, aftermath, and defeat."--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Prisoners of war -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Loss (Psychology) -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
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War -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
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Conspiracy theories -- Case studies.
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Collective memory -- Case studies.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Germany.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Russian.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- United States.
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Collective memory. (OCoLC)fst01739814
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Conspiracy theories. (OCoLC)fst01748943
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Missing in action. (OCoLC)fst01023694
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Prisoners of war. (OCoLC)fst01077227
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War -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01170363
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title |
Prisoners of war, missing in action and national mythmaking |
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POWs, MIAs, and national mythmaking |
ISBN |
9780700626441 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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0700626441 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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9780700626458 electronic book |
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