Title: Historiography of World War II - Wikipedia
Headings: Historiography of World War II
Historiography of World War II
Contents
Historiographical viewpoints
Self esteem and glory
Blame
Canada
Taylor The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
Battle of France, 1940
Eastern Front
War crimes of the Wehrmacht
Davies
Holocaust denial
German-occupied Europe
Common themes: heroic liberation from Nazis
Denmark
France
Resistance
Vichy
Collaboration
Civilian conditions
Alsace Lorraine
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
USSR
Women
References
Further reading

Content: Post-revisionist historians of the causes, such as Alan Bullock, argue that the cause of the War was a matter of both the evil and the banal. Essentially Hitler was a strategist with clear aims and objectives, that would not have been achievable without taking advantage of the opportunities given to him. Each perspective of World War II offers an insightful analysis and allows us to expand our curiosity on the blame, conduct and causes of the war. On the result of the war, historians in countries occupied by the Nazis developed strikingly similar interpretations celebrating a victory against great odds, with national liberation based on national unity. That unity is repeatedly described as the greatest source of future strength. Historians in common glorified the resistance movement (somewhat to the neglect of the invaders who actually overthrew the Nazis). There is great stress on heroes — including celebrities such as Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill and Josip Broz Tito — but also countless brave partisans and members of the resistance. Women rarely played a role in the celebrity or the histories, although since the 1990s, social historians have been piecing together the role of women on the home fronts. In recent years much scholarly attention has focused on how popular memories were constructed through selection, and how commemorations are held. Contents
1 Historiographical viewpoints
1.1 Self esteem and glory
1.2 Blame
1.3 Canada
2 Taylor The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
3 Battle of France, 1940
4 Eastern Front
4.1 War crimes of the Wehrmacht
4.2 Davies
4.3 Holocaust denial
5 German-occupied Europe
5.1 Common themes: