Book contents
- Love between Enemies
- Love between Enemies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Current Place Names
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Prisoners of War and the German Women
- 2 The Legal Framework
- 3 The Relations
- 4 Discovery
- 5 The Trials
- 6 Behind Bars
- 7 Case Studies
- 8 Memory
- Conclusion: Resistance, Dissent, Opposition?
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Relations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 November 2020
- Love between Enemies
- Love between Enemies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Current Place Names
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Prisoners of War and the German Women
- 2 The Legal Framework
- 3 The Relations
- 4 Discovery
- 5 The Trials
- 6 Behind Bars
- 7 Case Studies
- 8 Memory
- Conclusion: Resistance, Dissent, Opposition?
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Highlights how couples met – usually during work – and how they communicated. Discusses the range of relations, from sexual encounters to empathic relations and deep love with marriage plans. Analyzes the gender dynamics of the relationships between disarmed soldiers in captivity and in a foreign country and at least nominally free local women.
Keywords
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Love between EnemiesWestern Prisoners of War and German Women in World War II, pp. 93 - 139Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020