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Book Review: Südtirol im 20. Jahrhundert. Vom Leben und Überleben einer Minderheit

Book Review: Südtirol im 20. Jahrhundert. Vom Leben und Überleben einer Minderheit BOOK REVIEWS 209 service and forced to spend the Anschluss era operating a family restaurant. Here he observed a cross section of middle-class society, recording his impressions of the psy- chological effects of U.S. bombing and the looming threat of Russian occupation. His entries do not make for a pretty picture. They portray a people still loyal to the German war effort, though also demoralized, confused, and apathetic. In addition, they reveal public awareness of the extermination of Hungarian Jewry, wishful thinking about a Habsburg restoration, and interminable chatter about the future. During air raids, the notations indicate, most Viennese snapped at each other, complained, or kept selfishly to themselves. Once the metropolis fell to the Red Army, crowds of civilians went on a rampage of looting, to be joined only later by drunken Russian troops. On April 18,1945, Schoner resumed his career in the Austrian foreign service. In his diaries he continued to take note of popular morale, as well as to express opinions on a wide range of subjects, including the progress of cleanup crews, the deterioration of food supplies, and the increasing lawlessness of Russian troops. He also recorded family vignettes, described changes in fashion, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Austrian History Yearbook Cambridge University Press

Book Review: Südtirol im 20. Jahrhundert. Vom Leben und Überleben einer Minderheit

Austrian History Yearbook , Volume 31: 2 – Feb 10, 2009
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Cambridge University Press
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Copyright © Center for Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota 2000
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0067-2378
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10.1017/S006723780001465X
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BOOK REVIEWS 209 service and forced to spend the Anschluss era operating a family restaurant. Here he observed a cross section of middle-class society, recording his impressions of the psy- chological effects of U.S. bombing and the looming threat of Russian occupation. His entries do not make for a pretty picture. They portray a people still loyal to the German war effort, though also demoralized, confused, and apathetic. In addition, they reveal public awareness of the extermination of Hungarian Jewry, wishful thinking about a Habsburg restoration, and interminable chatter about the future. During air raids, the notations indicate, most Viennese snapped at each other, complained, or kept selfishly to themselves. Once the metropolis fell to the Red Army, crowds of civilians went on a rampage of looting, to be joined only later by drunken Russian troops. On April 18,1945, Schoner resumed his career in the Austrian foreign service. In his diaries he continued to take note of popular morale, as well as to express opinions on a wide range of subjects, including the progress of cleanup crews, the deterioration of food supplies, and the increasing lawlessness of Russian troops. He also recorded family vignettes, described changes in fashion, and

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Published: Feb 10, 2009

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