The Hidden and Forbidden History of Latvia under Soviet and Nazi Occupations 1940-1991 : Selected Research .,.,.

Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. Latvia Institute Riga 2005 orig. boards 24x18cm, 283 pp., Weighs 900 grams. Series: Symposium of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia, vol. 14. Full title reads: "The Hidden and Forbidden History of Latvia under Soviet and Nazi Occupations 1940-1991 : Selected Research of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia". Contains 19 papers, all in English. Includes: The first Soviet occupation period in Latvia 1940-1941; The occupation of Latvia in June 1940: A few aspects of the technology of Soviet aggression; Soviet repression against residents of Latvia in 1940/1941: Typical trends;The 14 June 1941 deportation in Latvia; Latvia under the occupation of National Socialist Germany 1941-1945; Change of occupation powers in Latvia in summer 1941; Closed units of Latvian police: lettischer Schutzmannschafts-Bataillone: Research issues and pre-history; Waffen-SS units of Latvians & other non-Germanic peoples in World War II: Methods of formation, ideology & goals; Western allies in Latvian public opinion & Nazi propaganda during the German occupation 1941-1945; Resistance against Nazi German occupation in Latvia: Positions in historical literature; The Holocaust in occupied Latvia 1941-1945; A few episodes of the Holocaust in Krustpils: A microcosm of the holocaust in occupied Latvia; Members of the Arajs Commando in Soviet court files: Social position, education, reasons for volunteering, penalty: Sovietization of Latvia 1944-1991; Repressions against farmers in Latvia 1944-1953; Sovietization of Lativian historiography 1944-1959: Overview; The activities and main repressive tasks of Latvian SSR agencies of national security, 1944-1956; Resistance in Latvia 1944-1991; etc.