Of German Fräuleins, Nazi Werewolves, and Iraqi Insurgents
The American Fascination with Hitler's Last Foray
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9645955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Von Hodenberg (0000-0002-3069-9778, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-92 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-9389 • E-ISSN: 1569-1616 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008938908000046 |
| OpenAlex | W1971019059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Many aspects of the German-American encounter during the Second World War remain deeply engraved in the American mind. One of them is the story of the German “werewolves,” Hitler's last underground fighters, who challenged the occupying armies in the war's closing months. The werewolf threat made a lasting impression on American troops and media at the time, and on American collective memory up to today. This article traces how the Nazi insurgents became part of an older mythical narrative that continues to infuse not only American popular culture, but even contemporary elite and political discourse. One of the more recent examples is Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld's effort to compare the Nazi werewolves with the Iraqi insurgents whose attacks have plagued the occupied country since the American invasion
Art · Art history · Elite · German · Literature · Narrative · Nazism · Political science · Politics · European history and politics · German History and Society · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
Werwolf!
Die amerikanische Besetzung Deutschlands
GIs and Germans
Upright Citizens on All Fours
The Enemy of our Enemy
Eisenhower's Lieutenants
The Fortress That Never Was
American Experiences in Military Government in World War II
Education under Radical Change
Scenes from the End
The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany, 1944-1946
German Youth
Collective Memory and Cultural Identity
Handworterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |