Author:
Ostermann, Christian F. author.
ImprintStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxix, 392 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Note:"Toward a Line Down the Center of Germany": Containment at Potsdam, 1945 -- "Western Democracy on the Elbe": Rollback Through Cooperation, 1945-1946 -- The United States and the Political Transformation of the Soviet Zone, 1946-1947 -- A "Springboard for Penetration": 1947-1949 -- "Preventing Roll-up": From Diplomatic Blockade to Psychological Warfare, 1949-1951 -- Planning for Rollback in Germany, 1950-1952 -- "Cold War in the Economic Field": The United States and Inner-German Trade, 1950-1952 -- The Eisenhower Administration, Stalin's Death and the Origins of the 1953 Crisis -- "Roll them out for Keeps": The United States and the 1953 East German Uprising -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"An international history of US foreign relations in the early years of the Cold War, this book reassesses the aims and influence of the American policies of "containment" and "rollback" in Soviet-backed communist East Germany, in light of newly declassified documents."-- Provided by publisher.
