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GIs and Fräuleins : the German-American encounter in 1950s West Germany /

With the outbreak of the Korean War, the West German state of Rhineland-Palatinate became home to some of the largest American military installations outside the USA. This book explores the social, cultural and economic changes that resulted from this German-American encounter.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Höhn, Maria, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • " ... And Then the Americans Came Again"
  • Living with the New Neighbors
  • When Jim Crow Came to the German Heimat
  • Heimat in Turmoil
  • Controlling the "Veronikas" and "Soldiers' Brides"
  • Keeping America at Bay
  • Punishing the "Veronikas"
  • The Kaiserslautern Steinstrasse Affair
  • Conclusion.