Antisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response, 1914?1938

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Social & cultural history

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Wordery

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Lexington books

Antisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response, 1914?1938 : Lexington Books : 9780739188552 : 0739188550 : 17 Apr 2014 : Antisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response, 1914?1938 explores how German World War I veterans from different social and political backgrounds contributed to antisemitic politics during the Weimar Republic. The book compares how the military, right-wing veterans, and Jewish veterans chose to remember their war experiences and translate these memories into a political reality in the postwar world.Antisemitism addresses several neglected issues. First, there is relatively little scholarship discussing antisemitism in the imperial German army and the impact former imperial officers had on the antisemitic predilections of veteran associations. This subject deserves attention given that veteran politics during the Weimar Republic were of tremendous significance to the collapse of democracy and the rise of National Sociali

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