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Book SynopsisJohn Gilmour is Honorary Fellow in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is the author of
Sweden, the Swastika and Stalin (2010).Jill Stephenson is Professor Emeritus of Modern German History at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She has published widely on modern German history, including
Hitler's Home Front: Württemberg under the Nazis (2006),
Women in Nazi Germany (2001),
The Nazi Organisation of Women (1981) and
Women in Nazi Society (1975).
Table of Contents1. Editors' Introduction
John Gilmour (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Jill Stephenson (University of Edinburgh, UK) 2. Scandinavia in the Second World War
Richard Overy (University of Exeter, UK) 3. The Nordic Countries and the Second World War: A British Perspective
Patrick Salmon (University of Newcastle, UK) 4. The Obsession with Sovereignty: Cohabitation and Resistance in Denmark 1940-45
Niels Wium Olesen (University of Aarhus, Denmark) 5. Closing a Long Chapter: German-Norwegian Relations 1939-45: Norway and the Third Reich
Tom Kristiansen (Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Norway) 6. The Case of Sweden
Kent Zetterberg (Swedish National Defence College, Sweden) 7. Janus of the North? Finland 1940-44: Finland's road into alliance with Hitler
Oula Silvennoinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) 8. 'The Five Evil Years': National Self-image, Commemoration and Historiography in Denmark 1945-2010: Trends in Historiography and Commemoration
Claus Bundgård Christensen (University of Roskilde, Denmark) 9. Hitler's Norwegian Legacy
Ole Kristian Grimnes (University of Oslo, Norway) 10. Realism and Idealism: Swedish Narratives of the Second World War: Historiography and Interpretation in the Post-War Era
Johan ?stling (Lund University, Sweden) 11. Two Shadows over Finland: Hitler, Stalin and the Finns Facing the Second World War as History 1944-2010
Juhana Aunesluoma (University of Helsinki, Finland) 12. Conclusion
Allan Little (University of Edinburgh, UK) Index
