10 edition of The rape of Belgium found in the catalog.
Published
2004
by New York University Press in New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.
| Statement | Larry Zuckerman. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | D615 .Z83 2004 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xi, 339 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 339 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3676810M |
| ISBN 10 | 0814797040 |
| LC Control Number | 2003015217 |
Get this from a library! The Rape of Belgium: the Untold Story of World War I.. [Larry Zuckerman] -- The author presents a compelling and untold story of Germany's occupation of Belgium after WW1. It's a great, trade history book from a wonderful storyteller. Get this from a library! The rape of Belgium: the untold story of World War I. [Larry Zuckerman] -- Publisher description: In August , the German Army invaded the neutral nation of Belgium, violating a treaty that the German chancellor dismissed as a "scrap of paper." The invaders terrorized.
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- H-Net Book Review "Zuckerman has mined Belgium's archives to depict a German occupation that presaged the Nazi era. He illustrates how the falsity of the most lurid atrocity accounts rendered public opinion dubious or indifferent to the real "rape of Belgium," and thus allowed Germany to escape accountability for its crimes."Cited by: The Rape of Belgium recalls the bloodshed and The invaders terrorized the Belgians, shooting thousands of civilians and looting and burning scores of towns, including Louvain, which housed the country's preeminent university/5.
The Rape of Belgium recalls the bloodshed and destruction of the invasion, and the outrage it inspired abroad. Yet Larry Zuckerman does not stop there, and takes us on a harrowing journey over the next fifty months, vividly documenting Germany's occupation of Belgium.
The Rape of Belgium recalls the bloodshed and destruction of the invasion, and the outrage it inspired abroad. Yet Larry Zuckerman does not stop there, and takes us on a harrowing journey over the next fifty months, vividly documenting Germany's occupation of Belgium.
Thus, the authoritative book on this subject in English remains the study of John Horne and Alan Kramer, German Atrocities, A History of Denial.
With this book already in circulation for three years before Zuckerman's appeared, it is difficult to accept his claim that the "story" of Belgium's suffering was "untold.".
The book the Rape of Belgium covers the whole of Belgium's experiences through the war, again The rape of Belgium book "common knowledge" and the short period included in Barbara Tuchman's book.
In The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I, a well-written and thoroughly documented study, Larry Zuckerman revisits one of the lesser-known episodes of World War I, the German seizure.
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is a book by Lynn H. Nicholas and a subsequent documentary film. The book explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries and the consequences.
It covers a range of associated activities: Nazi appropriation and storage, patriotic concealment and smuggling during World War II Author: Lynn H.
Nicholas. The rape of Belgium: the untold story of World War I User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict Zuckerman argues that the atrocity stories about Germany's "rape of Belgium," which were so widely 3/5(2).
"Zuckerman has mined Belgium's archives to depict a German occupation that presaged the Nazi era. He illustrates how the falsity of the most lurid atrocity accounts rendered public opinion dubious or indifferent to the real "rape of Belgium," and thus allowed.
This is my look at the Rape of Belgium by Larry Zuckerman. The book details the suffering of Belgium during the First World War.
Now, The Rape of Belgium draws on a little-known story to remind us of the horrors of war. Further, Zuckerman shows why the Allies refrained from punishing the Germans for the occupation and controversially suggests that had the victors followed through, Europe's reaction to the rise of Nazi Germany might have taken a very different course.
The author spent much time researching the effects of the destruction of Belgium which began at the outset of the war – Belgium’s neutrality was raped and the title of this book is wholly appropriate/5(14). This story, “The Rape of Belgium,” would prove to be highly contentious throughout the century after these events take place.
Although some historians challenge details of the German army’s behavior in Belgium in these first days of the war, historians such as Keegan conclude these atrocities did occur, served no military purpose. Buy The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I by Larry Zuckerman online at Alibris.
We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $ Shop now. The above image is an extract from a proclamation by the German General Otto von Emmich, distributed widely in Belgium in the autumn of as the German army crossed the tiny nation’s borders and began its slow march south.
The declaration it makes is rather incredible: It is to my very great regret that the German troops find themselves compelled to cross the Belgian frontier. The Rape of Belgium Remembered Today: Sign in to follow this I have only dug out the book for the 1st time in about 12 years on seeing the thread posted,I have had a quick browse through & no apparent Violations of Nuns,though Hospitals & Red Cross Get a Chapter,& I can't recall any crucified Canucks,I'll have a better read later this.
The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I In Augustthe German Army invaded neutral Belgium and burned scores of towns and villages, executing about five thousand civilians. The Belgians cried murder; the Germans insisted that the civilians had fired on them.
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In Augustthe German Army invaded the neutral nation of Belgium, violating a treaty that the German chancellor dismissed as a "scrap of paper." The invaders terrorized the Belgians, shooting thousands of civilians and looting and burning scores of towns, including Louvain, which housed the country's preeminent university.
The Rape of Belgium recalls the bloodshed and destruction of the. This attitude toward Belgium triggered the real "rape" of Belgium: systematic looting, confiscation of machinery, forced labor, ignoring Belgian laws and customs, and a halfhearted attempt to separate Flemings and Walloons by suggesting that Belgium would be partitioned.
The book pulls few punches when it comes to describing Germany's years of abuse of Belgium's resources.PDF | On Jan 1,Wim Klinkert published The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I by Larry Zuckerman; La Belgique et la Première Guerre mondiale by Sophie de Schaepdrijver | Find Author: Wim Klinkert.
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