The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-1968: A Handbook, Vol. 2: 1968-1990 [Hardcover]

Detlef Junker (Editor), Philipp Gassert (Editor), Wilfried Mausbach (Editor), David B. Morris (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521834201 | ISBN-13: 978-0521834209 | Publication Date: May 17, 2004

The close association between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany was a key element in the international order of the Cold War era. No country had as wide-reaching or as profound an impact on the western portion of divided Germany as the United States. No country better exemplified the East-West conflict in American thinking than Germany. The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War examines all facets of German-American relations and interaction in the decades from the defeat of the Third Reich to Germany's reunification in 1990. In addition to its comprehensive treatment of U.S.-West German political, economic, social, and cultural ties, The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War provides an overview of the more limited dealings between the U.S. and the communist German Democratic Republic.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The overall effect of the I^Handbook is to document the existence of profound and multifaceted bilateral influences that call for continued historical research. The result is an invaluable research tool for serious scholars and a more general audience interested in German-American relationsoThe I^Handbook will thus be an essential part of any library whose mission is to support research on Germany, U.S. foreign policy, and the Cold War." Daniel E. Rogers, University of South Alabama, H-German (H-Net)

Book Description

The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War is a multi-author work that looks at all aspects of German-American relations in the years from Germany's defeat in World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's reunification. No other work takes as broad a view of German-American relations. Besides chapters on political and military relations, the work gives extensive coverage of the economic, cultural, and social contacts between the U.S. and the two German states in the four decades leading up to the dramatic events of 1989-90.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521834201
• ISBN-13: 978-0521834209
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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