Jacques Semelin: Verfolgung und gegenseitige Hilfe im besetzten Frankreich ; eine Buchbesprechung
Abstract: Buchbesprechung von Jacques Semelins Buch Persécutions et Entraides dans la France Occupée (2013)
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Abstract: Buchbesprechung von Jacques Semelins Buch Persécutions et Entraides dans la France Occupée (2013)
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A family occupation: children of the war and the memory of World War II in Dutch literature of the 1980s
Abstract: Many of today's Dutch writers were children during World War II. Even today, the traumatic childhood experience of enemy occupation is still central to the work of many of them. This interest cuts across the traditional boundaries between...
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Abstract: Many of today's Dutch writers were children during World War II. Even today, the traumatic childhood experience of enemy occupation is still central to the work of many of them. This interest cuts across the traditional boundaries between fiction, autobiography and the literature of trauma and recovery. A Family Occupation is the first English-language introduction to Dutch-language texts written by and about the 'Children of the War' and their cultural context. Their themes and literary conventions throw an interesting light on the Dutch approach to issues such as guilt and innocence, memory and narrative, national identity, child abuse and victimhood
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Loyalty and Secret Intelligence: Anglo-Dutch Cooperation during World War II
Abstract: Secrecy and informal organisation produce, sustain, and reinforce feelings of loyalty within intelligence and security services. This article demonstrates that loyalty is needed for cooperation between intelligence partners as well as...
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Abstract: Secrecy and informal organisation produce, sustain, and reinforce feelings of loyalty within intelligence and security services. This article demonstrates that loyalty is needed for cooperation between intelligence partners as well as within and between services. Under many circumstances, loyalty plays a larger role in the level of internal and external collaboration than formal work processes along hierarchical lines. These findings are empirically based on the case study of Anglo-Dutch intelligence cooperation during World War II. By demonstrating that 'loyalty' critically affects the work of intelligence communities, this article contributes to current and future research that integrates history, intelligence studies, and research on emotions
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