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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorKennedy, James
dc.contributor.authorFeypel, Leo
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-09T02:03:00Z
dc.date.available2022-09-09T02:03:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/42555
dc.description.abstractFollowing the end of the Second World War, many former German leaders sought to escape justice by distorting the events of the war and their involvement in war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against the peace. This thesis will seek to establish categorisations for these distortions based on existing academic literature and the works of Albert Speer and Erich von Manstein as case studies. Looking at both past and present forms of academic writings and pop culture, this thesis will then seek to analyze to what extent these historical distortions can be found in academic writings and popular culture and how they have evolved over time. The thesis will conclude by offering some suggestions on how the reproduction of such historical distortions could be prevented in the future.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.language.isoEN
dc.subjectThis thesis is a categorization of historical distortions spread by war-time leaders in post-World War Two Germany, referred to in the thesis as "Good Nazi" myths, and an analysis of those myths in popular culture and academic literature.
dc.titleWhen losers write history: A critical analysis of “Good Nazi” myths and their prevalence in academic work and popular culture
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsGood Nazi; Nazi Myths; Clean Wehrmacht; Wehrmacht Exhibition; Albert Speer; Erich von Manstein; Liddell Hart; John Keegan; Nazis in Movies; Nazis in Videogames; Nazis in Academic Literature; Nazis in Popular Culture
dc.subject.courseuuGeschiedenis van Politiek en Maatschappij
dc.thesis.id9973


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