Sex and the Nazi Soldier - Violent, Commercial and Consensual Contacts During the War in the Soviet Union, 1941-1945 (Hardcover)

Sexual violence was a widespread reality during the war and the occupation in the Soviet Union: Wehrmacht soldiers and SS men made women and girls victims of sexual torture, committed rape and sexual enslavement. They also visited both 'secret' prostitutes and official military brothels, and had encounters with women who were forced to trade sex for protection or food. In some areas, they engaged in consensual relations, which sometimes led to applications for marriage permits. This book dispels the myth that military leaders, in adhering to the Nazi ideology of 'race defilement', strictly repressed soldiers' sexuality. Regina Muhlhauser opens up new perspectives on the complexity of wartime sexual practices beyond the Nazi case by looking at the whole spectrum of heterosexual encounters--forced and consensual, violent and non-violent, commercial and non-commercial. In doing so, she develops a more nuanced understanding of soldiers' sexual behavior and the ways in which military commands assess soldierly sexuality and integrate it into their strategic thinking.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Advances in Critical Military Studies
Release date:	December 2020
Authors:	Regina Muhlhauser
Translators:	Jessica Spengler
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-5907-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	1-4744-5907-2
Barcode:	9781474459075

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