Anna Haag and her Secret Diary of the Second World War : A Democratic German Feminist’s Response to the Catastrophe of National Socialism (Paperback, New ed)

Contents: Paradigms of Creativity and Marriage with an Educational Mission ? Fighting for the Fatherland: Sacrifice, Resilience and Loyalty Betrayed ? Republican Values, Female Agency and the International Peace Campaign ? Responses to Hitler’s Seizure of Power: A Purely Masculine Affair? ? The People’s War: Diarists, Demagogues, Spin-Doctors, Popular Broadcasters and Secret Listeners ? False Ideals: Master Race, Religious Mission, Faith in the Fuhrer, Tainted Healthcare and Perverted Justice ? Avalanche: Super-Criminals, Yellow Stars, Deportations, Plunder, Slaughter ? and the Spectre of Poison Gas ? Echoes of Stalingrad and Un-German Attitudes: Women’s Responses to Total War ? Cities Razed to the Ground and Calls for Resistance: Can You Kill Hitler with a Cooking Spoon? ? Matrix of Democracy: The Diarist’s Political Vision.