| Description |
xx, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Swiss American Historical Society special publication ; no. 18 |
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Swiss American Historical Society special publication ; no. 18.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index. |
| Contents |
Defending Switzerland : the impact of armed neutrality in World War II / Hans Senn -- The threat of three totalitarianisms : the Swiss response / Jürg Stüssi-Lauterburg -- Unsung dedication : women in Switzerland's mobilization / Thomas Maissen -- Fatal errors : the allied bombing of the sister republic / James H. Hutson -- Severely tested : Swiss neutrality during two world wars / Edgar Bonjour -- Between hammer and anvil : neutrality and the necessities of trade / Heinz K. Meier -- "Linking the hideously-sundered nations" : neutral Switzerland as "protecting power" / Leo Schelbert -- The spirit of resistance : the Swiss "Wochenschau" and "Armeefilmdienst" / Stephen P. Halbrook -- Appendices. 1. Selected documents: Against demoralization : Defense letter no. 9, 1940. Swiss neutrality defended : the view of Edgar Bonjour. Switzerland's "benevolent neutrality" : the view of Allen Dulles, 1966. 2. A chronology of events 1938-1945. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Switzerland.
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Switzerland -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Schelbert, Leo.
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| ISBN |
0897254147 |
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