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The British Army of the Rhine: Turning Nazi Enemies Into Cold War Partners Hardcover - 2016
by Peter Speiser
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- Title The British Army of the Rhine: Turning Nazi Enemies Into Cold War Partners
- Author Peter Speiser
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
- Date 2016
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780252040160 / 0252040163
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, Germany - History - 1945-1990
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016002822
- Dewey Decimal Code 943.087
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Hardback. New. Between 1945 and 1957, West Germany made a dizzying pivot from Nazi bastion to Britain's Cold War ally against the Soviet Union. Successive London governments, though often faced with bitter public and military opposition, tasked the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) to serve as a protecting force while strengthening West German integration into the Western defense structure. Peter Speiser charts the BAOR's fraught transformation from occupier to ally by looking at the charged nexus where British troops and their families interacted with Germany's civilian population. Examining the relationship on many levels, Speiser ranges from how British mass media representations of Germany influenced BAOR troops to initiatives taken by the Army to improve relations. He also weighs German perceptions, surveying clashes between soldiers and civilians and comparing the popularity of the British services with that of the other occupying powers. As Speiser shows, the BAOR's presence…
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