Holy Ghost, the sleeping beauty and the prince charming: narratives of sexual discontent in World War II Germany
TitleThe Holy Ghost, the sleeping beauty and the prince charming: narratives of sexual discontent in World War II Germany
Author
Call number940.5318/0467
Object number09324m
Place of publicationCambridge, England
PublisherCambridge Scholars Publishing
Year of publication
2015
Physical descriptionpp272-291
MaterialArticle
ISBN9781443876063
NotesArticle from the book 'Global perspectives on the Holocaust: history, identity, legacy' pp252-271
Description
Demonstrates that in spite of criminal sanctions against sexual relations between Germans and POWs, forbidden sex became an embarassing and frequent reality during World War II. States that women's experiences and lived realities did not synchronize with the state's claims of an insulated utopian "Volksgemeinschaft" (national-racial community) during the war years