ISBN:
9781349386253
,
0312229518
,
0312234007
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 187 Seiten
,
Diagramme
Edition:
First edition
DDC:
306.270973
Keywords:
United States Armed forces
;
History
;
20th century
;
Sociology, Military United States
;
History
;
20th century
;
United States Military policy
;
Sociology, Military History 20th century
;
Sociology, Military United States
;
History
;
20th century
;
Civil-military relations Germany
;
History
;
20th century
;
United States Military policy
;
United States Armed Forces
;
Germany
;
History
;
20th century
;
USA
;
Militär
;
Besatzungspolitik
;
Deutschland
;
Geschichte 1945-1946
;
USA
;
Militär
;
Besatzungspolitik
;
Deutschland
;
Gesellschaft
Abstract:
"Remaking the Conquering Heroes shows that American policymakers and Army officers had to confront a lawless U.S. military in the aftermath of World War II. Money laundering, theft, racial antagonism between black and white Gls, unregulated sex, high rates of venereal disease, as well as Soviet-American conflict all threatened to undermine American authority in occupied Germany. Willoughby argues that it was the creative, if somewhat disorganized, reaction of American officials in Germany that helped create both a foreign policy framework and more inclusive, familial military establishment capable of consolidating and extending U.S. power during the Cold War."--BOOK JACKET
Description / Table of Contents:
The historical significance of the rise of American martial tourism in Germany -- The collapse of the World War II army -- "Primarily interested in the German fraulein" -- The corrosive racial divide -- From colony to junior partner -- Between boot camp and summer camp -- The beginnings of gender and racial inclusion in the Cold War military family -- Remaking the conquering heroes : extending American power.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (S. 177 - 184) and index
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