A first study in English of the cultural legacy of World War II bombing in post-war Germany.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. From experience to memory; Part I. Commemorating Death: 2. 'Soldiers of the Heimat', 1940-5; 3. 'In quiet memory'? 1945-75; 4. The return of the dead, 1979-95; Part II. Confronting Destruction: 5. 'What we have lost', 1940-60; 6. From celebration to lamentation, 1960-95; Part III. Writing Histories: 7. The 'night of horror', 1940-70; 8. The 'greatest event in municipal history', 1970-95; Conclusion.