Under the Shadow of the Swastika: The Moral Dilemmas of Resistance and Collaboration in Hitler's Europe

By Rab Bennett

This book is a study in the ethics of war. It is the only work which focuses on the moral dilemmas of resistance and collaboration in Nazi-occupied Europe, including a detailed examination of Jewish resistance. It presents a comprehensive guide to the harrowing ethical choices that confronted people in response to the German doctrine of collective responsibility: reprisal killings and hostage-taking. Also included: discussion of violations of the Laws of War (especially torture) by the resistance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333656024
• ISBN13: 9780333656020
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"