American military communities in West Germany : life in the Cold War Badlands, 1945-1990 / John W. Lemza.

"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. Drawing on archival sources and personal narratives, this book explores these enclaves of Amer...

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Main Author: Lemza, John W., 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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505 0 |a From first arrivals to established network (1946/1967) -- The footprint of American culture and consumerism (1946/1967) -- Religion, race, stereotyping and the media (1946/1967) -- Anti-communism and nuclear concerns (1946/1967) -- Challenge to American economic dominance (1946/1967) -- Fast food, violence, crime and drugs (1967/1990) -- Race, feminism and media manipulation (1967/1990) -- Testing German-American bonds (1967/1990) -- Economic challenges (1967/1990) -- Conclusion. 
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