Kaszeta Dan
Kaszeta Dan - The Forest Brotherhood Baltic Resistance Against The Nazis And Soviets - Hardcover
Kaszeta Dan - The Forest Brotherhood Baltic Resistance Against The Nazis And Soviets - Hardcover
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Description: Stalin's USSR and Hitler's Reich - - the populations of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania had been subjected to a brutal Soviet occupation in 1940, Nazi invasion in 1941, and Soviet re - occupation in 1944, falsely branded as 'liberation'. Variously labelled 'freedom fighters or Nazi bandits by historians the Baltic partisans who would become known as the Forest Brothers fought a long campaign against occupation that eventually failed under the might of the USSR. Much of this history of armed resistance which was also a front in the intelligence war between East and West is little known outside the region. Treachery betrayal heroism and lost futures all play a role in this fascinating tale as Dan Kaszeta explores themes of independence nationalism Baltic identity the fluidity of boundaries in Eastern Europe and the comparative weight of Nazi and Soviet oppression. Drawing on extensive archival material rarely seen outside the Baltic states The Forest Brotherhood unpacks the forgotten story of this resistance movement and reveals its continuing impact on today's world.
Title: The Forest Brotherhood Baltic Resistance Against The Nazis And Soviets
Author(s): Kaszeta Dan
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787389397
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2023
Category: Second World War
Description: Stalin's USSR and Hitler's Reich - - the populations of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania had been subjected to a brutal Soviet occupation in 1940, Nazi invasion in 1941, and Soviet re - occupation in 1944, falsely branded as 'liberation'. Variously labelled 'freedom fighters or Nazi bandits by historians the Baltic partisans who would become known as the Forest Brothers fought a long campaign against occupation that eventually failed under the might of the USSR. Much of this history of armed resistance which was also a front in the intelligence war between East and West is little known outside the region. Treachery betrayal heroism and lost futures all play a role in this fascinating tale as Dan Kaszeta explores themes of independence nationalism Baltic identity the fluidity of boundaries in Eastern Europe and the comparative weight of Nazi and Soviet oppression. Drawing on extensive archival material rarely seen outside the Baltic states The Forest Brotherhood unpacks the forgotten story of this resistance movement and reveals its continuing impact on today's world.
Title: The Forest Brotherhood Baltic Resistance Against The Nazis And Soviets
Author(s): Kaszeta Dan
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787389397
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2023
Category: Second World War
