Winning the peace : the British in occupied Germany, 1945-1948 / Christopher Knowles
"A study of the contribution made by twelve individuals to the development of British policy in occupied Germany after the end of the Second World War"--
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| Main Authors: | Knowles, Christopher (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017 |
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| Online Access: | Rezension (H-Soz-Kult) Inhaltsverzeichnis Rezension |
| Table of Contents |
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| 1. Introduction |
| Part I. Physical reconstruction: the military governors and army generals |
| 2. Creating order out of chaos |
| 3. The occupation as a moral crusade |
| 4. Criticism at home and allegations of corruption |
| Part II. Political renewal: civilian diplomats and administrators |
| 5. 'Trying to beat the Swastika into the parish pump' |
| 6. International socialist visions of political renewal |
| 7. Conflict and cooperation in Hamburg |
| Part III. Personal reconciliation: young men with no adult experience but war |
| 8. A younger generation |
| 9. The English army officer who created the German news magazine Der Spiegel |
| 10. 'Getting to know the Germans' |
| Conclusion. |
