Les mythes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec Olivier Wieviorka

Make a donation and receive a gift: http://don.storiavoce.com/ World War II is one of the most studied conflicts, and yet one of the most laden with myths. What do these heroic narratives and "decisive battles" tell us about our relationship to history, memory, and politics? What is a historical myth, and how does it transcend simple factual error or memorial construction? From Pearl Harbor to Stalingrad, from the Normandy landings to those in Provence, from the "decisive battle" to the Resistance, the major scenes of the conflict are all memorial constructions where propaganda, political interests, strategic cultures, and the need for meaning intertwine. Olivier Wieviorka, author of A Total History of the Second World War, also studied these myths with Jean Lopez: Does a "total" history of the conflict precisely allow us to deconstruct the most persistent misconceptions? Were Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, the Normandy landings, and the Provence landings decisive turning points in the war? Which myths still most resist historical scrutiny, and why do our societies still need these narratives to make sense of the chaos? Guest: A member of the Institut Universitaire de France and Professor Emeritus at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Olivier Wieviorka is a renowned specialist in the Resistance and the Second World War, to which he has devoted several authoritative books, including A History of the D-Day Landings and A History of the Resistance*. He co-authored *The Myths of the Second World War (Perrin) with Jean Lopez and co-edited A Military History of France with Hervé Drévillon (Perrin-Ministry of the Armed Forces). He has just published A Total History of the Second World War (1072 pages, €29) with Perrin. *** Facebook:   / histoireetcivilisationsmag   Instagram:   / histoireetcivilisations   Twitter:   / storiavoce