Gdr And Its History
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The GDR and Its Military
Author: Winfried Heinemann
language: en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date: 2025-10-01
The GDR always claimed it was a sovereign state. Did it provide for its own security, or to what extent did it depend on Soviet guarantees and military support? This is one of the guiding questions orienting this volume. A chronological overview, placing the essential stages of the GDR’s military history within the context of the period, is followed by a systematic analysis of the most relevant aspects: the book covers, among other topics, the organization of the armed forces, the military as an educational agency, or the effects of the hypermilitarization on the East German state’s economy and society. Finally, the book asks why all the armed formations together failed to protect the GDR’s Socialist Party regime when, in 1989, the citizens took to the streets and demanded reforms. It is meant for students who need a swift introduction into the topic, and for a general readership interested in GDR history and military history.
The GDR and the Kennedy Assassination
Examination Thesis from the year 2024 in the subject History of Germany - Postwar Period, Cold War, grade: 1,0, University of Leipzig (Institut für Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: How did East Germany exploit John F. Kennedy’s assassination for propaganda purposes? This thesis examines the reactions of the socialist leadership to the 1963 assassination and reveals how the regime used the crisis to portray capitalism as unstable. Based on extensive archival research and primary sources such as Stasi documents and articles from Neues Deutschland, the study analyzes both the official propaganda and the actual sentiments of the East German population. This book provides valuable insights into the DDR’s media strategies, Cold War dynamics, and the mechanisms of authoritarian rule. A must-read for historians, political scientists, and anyone interested in the geopolitical tensions of the 20th century.
The History of Everyday Life
Author: Alf Ludtke
language: en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: 1995-05-21
Introduced by Alf Ludtke, the volume includes two empirical essays, one by Lutz Niethammer on life courses of East Germans after 1945 and one by Ludtke on modes of accepting fascism among German workers. The remaining five essays are theoretical.