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American Military Communities in West Germany - Life on the Cold War Badlands, 1945-1990 (Paperback)
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American Military Communities in West Germany - Life on the Cold War Badlands, 1945-1990 (Paperback)
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On April 28, 1946, a small group of American wives and children
arrived at the port of Bremerhaven, West Germany, the first of
thousands of military family members to make the trans-Atlantic
journey. They were the basis of a network of military
communities-""Little Americas""-that would spread across the
postwar German landscape. During a 45-year period which included
some of the Cold War's tensest moments, their presence confirmed
America's resolve to maintain Western democracy in the face of the
Soviet threat. Drawing on archival sources and personal narratives,
this book explores these enclaves of Americanism, from the U.S.
government's perspective to the grassroots view of those who made
their homes in Cold War Europe. These families faced many
challenges in balancing their military missions with their daily
lives during a period of dynamic global change. The author
describes interaction in American communities that were sometimes
separated, sometimes connected with their German neighbors.
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