- Summary
- "From the mud and bloody hell of Flanders to forlorn battles in Siberia and bitter street fighting to the very heart of Berlin 1945. From Africa to the Arctic, fighting men from a country frowned upon for its 'cowardly' neutrality participated in all the crucial battles of World War I and II. Their homeland was Sweden, which has enjoyed almost two hundred years of peace ... despite Sweden's policy of neutrality, no fewer than 23,000 Swedish citizens went to war between 1914 and 1945 ... [this book] also puts an end to the myth that most Swedes enlisted in Hitler's forces. Only 200 joined the Waffen-SS or the Wehrmacht of 1939-1945. In the same period, 9,000 Swedish citizens joined the Americans, the British, the Norwegians, and the Poles. In addition, well over 200,000 men of Swedish descent served in US, British, Canadian, and Australian Armed Forces"--Page 4 of cover.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Gyllenhaal, Lars, 1968-
- Published
- Bedford, Pa. : The Aberjona Press, [2010]
©2010
- Locale
- Sweden
- Contents
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Before the First World War: Varangians and other forerunners
In Persian service, 1911-1916: the Shah's Swedish gendarmes
In the service of the Kaiser, 1914-1918: "Germany's victory
Sweden's future"
In the service of the entente and the United States, 1914-1918: "Until the end"
At war in former Czarist Russia, 1917-1922: in the ruins of an empire
In Ethiopian service, 1934-1936: For the Lion of Judah
In Spanish service, 1936-1939: the first clash of the titans
With Western Allies, 1939-1945: "A moral duty"
In Finland's service, 1939-1945: Finland's cause was theirs
In the service of the Third Reich, 1939-1945: toward the precipice with the Waffen
SS and Wehrmacht
In Soviet service, 1939-1945: Stalin's Swedish soldiers
After the Second World War: sequels and successors
Final reflections.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Westberg, Lennart.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-389) and index.
Before the First World War: Varangians and other forerunners -- In Persian service, 1911-1916: the Shah's Swedish gendarmes -- In the service of the Kaiser, 1914-1918: "Germany's victory--Sweden's future" -- In the service of the entente and the United States, 1914-1918: "Until the end" -- At war in former Czarist Russia, 1917-1922: in the ruins of an empire -- In Ethiopian service, 1934-1936: For the Lion of Judah -- In Spanish service, 1936-1939: the first clash of the titans -- With Western Allies, 1939-1945: "A moral duty" -- In Finland's service, 1939-1945: Finland's cause was theirs -- In the service of the Third Reich, 1939-1945: toward the precipice with the Waffen--SS and Wehrmacht -- In Soviet service, 1939-1945: Stalin's Swedish soldiers -- After the Second World War: sequels and successors -- Final reflections.
