The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War, 1945–1990
A Handbook

Looks at German–American relations from World War II until the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Detlef Junker (Edited by), Philipp Gassert (Associate editor), Wilfried Mausbach (Associate editor), David B. Morris (Associate editor)

9780521834209, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 May 2004

608 pages
26.3 x 18.7 x 3.9 cm, 1.201 kg

Review of the hardback: 'The editing and general presentation of the work are very good and the translation of the German contributions is excellent. The German Historical Institute of Washington, and the editorial team, are to be congratulated on this comprehensive stocktaking and guide for future research.' International Affairs

These volumes were originally published in 2004. The close association between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany was a key element in the international order of the Cold War era. No country had as wide-reaching or as profound an impact on the western portion of divided Germany as the United States. No country better exemplified the East–West conflict in American thinking than Germany. The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War examines all facets of German–American relations and interaction in the decades from the defeat of the Third Reich to Germany's reunification in 1990. In addition to its comprehensive treatment of US–West German political, economic, social, and cultural ties, The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War provides an overview of the more limited dealings between the US and the communist German Democratic Republic.

Part I. Politics
Part II. Security
Part III. Economics
Part IV. Culture
Part V. Society
Part VI. Outlook.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [HBLW3], History of the Americas [HBJK], European history [HBJD]