LEADER 02897cam a2200493Ii 4500001 283013 005 20240621235157.0 008 220209s2020 gw b b 001 0 eng d 020 9783506703040 020 3506703048 035 (OCoLC)on1159757712 035 283013 043 ed-----ee----- 049 LHMA 041 1 eng |hger 040 ERASA |beng |erda |cERASA |dOHX |dYDX |dNYP |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 4 D847 |b.V56 2020 245 00 Violent resistance : |bfrom the Baltics to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe 1944-1956 / |cMichael Gehler, David Schriffl (eds.) 264 1 Paderborn : |bFerdinand Schöningh, |c[2020]. 264 4 |c©2020. 300 xi, 454 pages : |bsome maps (black and white) ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 The end of the Second World war did not mean the end of violence for many regions in Eastern Europe. The establishment of Communist-led governments often met not only civil but also armed resistance. These actions were taken by partisan groups and paramilitary forces which in some cases had been formed already during the war to support axis forces. In other cases - like Poland's Armia Krajowa - they fought Nazi and Soviet occupiers with the same fervour. The aims of the fighters were the end of Communist rule and - like in the Baltic region - independence from the Soviet Union. Difficulties in accessing sources and research taboos as well as a focus on other aspects of the Cold War are reasons why violent resistance in Europe after the Second World War is a topic yet rather underestimated and comparably little investigated by historiography. This book gives a comprehensive first overview of the ultimately futile attempts to end the rule of Moscow and her proxies. -- (from back cover) 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Cold War. 651 0 Balkan Peninsula |xHistory |y1945-1989. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xHistory |y1945-1989. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |zEurope, Eastern. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xForeign relations |zSoviet Union. 650 7 Diplomatic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907412 651 7 Balkan Peninsula. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01241484 651 7 Eastern Europe. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01245079 651 7 Soviet Union. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210281 647 7 Cold War |d(1945-1989) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01754978 647 7 World War |d(1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1939-1989 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 Gehler, Michael, |eeditor. 700 1 Schriffl, David, |d1976- |eeditor. 856 42 |uhttps://d-nb.info/1201107830/04 |3Table of contents 852 0 |bscstacks |hD847 |i.V56 2020