After Germany repeatedly started aggressive wars in 1870, 1914 and 1939, this handbook is evidence of how British troops were given detailed instructions not to allow the defeated Germans to forget their political actions and remilitarise the country once again. In this book, the Foreign Office gives soldiers stationed in Germany clear, step-by-step instructions on how to behave. To prepare soldiers for Germany, this book provides them with short units on regional studies and, among other things, an outline of how Hitler came to power and was able to expand his totalitarian regime piece by piece. The origins and roles of units such as the SA, SS and Gestapo are explained.
With its very direct style, this short handbook helps to thoroughly refresh memories of historical facts that certain sectors of society still like to gloss over or forget, or that are lost among the plethora of literary works on the subject. The book is also particularly recommended because it offers the opportunity to practise empathy and understand the British view of events on a very human level.
About
- Author: The Foreign Office, London
- Title: Instructions for British Servicemen in Germany 1944
- Date of publication: 1944
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages: 64
- Language: English
- Price: €6.99
- Non-fiction
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