The Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 : war, occupation, memory / Xos e M. N u nez Seixas ; translated by Andrea Blanch, Daniel Blanch, and Craig Patterson.
| Author/creator |
N u nez Seixas, Xos e M. (Xos e Manoel), 1966- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022] |
| Copyright Notice | 2022 |
| Description | xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Camarada invierno. English |
| Series | Toronto Iberic Toronto Iberic ; 72. ^A1121613 |
| Abstract | "In 1941, the Franco regime established the Spanish Division of Volunteers to take part in the Russian campaign as a unit integrated into the German Wehrmacht. Recruited by both the Fascist Party (Falange) and the Spanish army, around 47,000 Spanish volunteers joined what would become known as the "Blue Division." The Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 explores an intimate history of the Blue Division "from below," using personal war diaries, letters, and memoirs, as well as official documents from military archives in Spain, Germany, Britain, and Russia. In addition to describing the Spanish experience on the Eastern Front, Xos e M. N u nez Seixas takes on controversial topics including the Blue Division's proximity to the Holocaust and how members of the Blue Division have been remembered and commemorated. Addressing issues such as the behaviour of the Spaniards as occupiers, their perception by the Russians, their witnessing of the Holocaust, their commitment to the war aims of Nazi Germany, and their narratives on the war after 1945, this book illuminates the experience of Spanish combatants and occupied civilians."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translation of: Camarada invierno : experiencia y memoria de la Divisi on Azul (1941-1945). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-335) and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Language | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: N u nez Seixas, Xos e M. (Xos e Manoel), 1966- Camarada invierno. English. Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022 1487541686 9781487541682 |
| ISBN | 9781487541651 |
| ISBN | 1487541651 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 148754166X (paper) |
| ISBN | 9781487541668 (paper) |
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