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Ilse Koch on trial : making the "Bitch of Buchenwald" /

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After World War II, Ilse Koch became known worldwide as the Bitch of Buchenwald. Yet, while she was guilty of atrocities, the most sensational crimes and sexual perversions ascribed to her by courts and newspapers never happened. Tomaz Jardim reveals how Koch's perceived betrayal of womanhood s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jardim, Tomaz, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2023].
Subjects:
Koch, Ilse, > 1906-1967.
Koch, Karl Otto, > 1897-1945.
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) > Trials, litigation, etc.
War crime trials > Germany.
Dachau Trials, Dachau, Germany, 1945-1947.
War crime trials > Germany (West)
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
War criminals > Germany > History > 20th century.
Women war criminals > Germany > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration > Germany > History > 20th century.
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Summary:After World War II, Ilse Koch became known worldwide as the Bitch of Buchenwald. Yet, while she was guilty of atrocities, the most sensational crimes and sexual perversions ascribed to her by courts and newspapers never happened. Tomaz Jardim reveals how Koch's perceived betrayal of womanhood sealed her fate as a scapegoat for a society seeking absolution.
Physical Description:vi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674249189
0674249186