Bitburg in moral and political perspective

Bitburg in moral and political perspective / ed. by Geoffrey H. Hartman

Examines the moral and political controversy surrounding President Reagan's intention to visit a cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, in 1985 during a visit commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the end of World War II and the opening of the concentration camps. The discovery that the cemetery als...

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Other Authors:Hartman, Geoffrey H., 1929-2016
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Bloomington : Indiana Univ. Pr, 1986
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004
Geschichte 1985
Soldatenfriedhof
Öffentliche Meinung
Zweiter Weltkrieg
Kriegsende
Judenvernichtung
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Anniversaries, etc
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Public opinion
Visits of state > Germany (West)
Bitburg
Deutschland (Bundesrepublik)
Bitburg (Germany)
Holocauste, 1939-1945 - Anniversaires
Holocauste, 1939-1945 - Opinion publique
Visites officielles - Allemagne (Ouest)
Bitburg (Allemagne)
Reagan, Ronald - Voyages - Allemagne (Ouest)
Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Summary:Examines the moral and political controversy surrounding President Reagan's intention to visit a cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, in 1985 during a visit commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the end of World War II and the opening of the concentration camps. The discovery that the cemetery also contained a small group of graves of SS officers prompted protests by Jews and American veterans.
Physical Description:XVI, 284 S. Ill
ISBN:0253344301
025320383X

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