Entangling Alliances [electronic resource] : Foreign War Brides and American Soldiers in the Twentieth Century.
Throughout the twentieth century, American male soldiers returned home from wars with foreign-born wives in tow, often from allied but at times from enemy nations, resulting in a new, official category of immigrant: the "allied" war bride. These brides began to appear en masse after World...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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NYU Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | Throughout the twentieth century, American male soldiers returned home from wars with foreign-born wives in tow, often from allied but at times from enemy nations, resulting in a new, official category of immigrant: the "allied" war bride. These brides began to appear en masse after World War I, peaked after World War II, and persisted through the Korean and Vietnam Wars. GIs also met and married former "enemy" women under conditions of postwar occupation, although at times the US government banned such unions. In this comprehensive, complex history of war brides in 20th-century American histo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Contains bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814797488 0814797482 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |