GIs and Germans

GIs and Germans
Author :
Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 316
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0300090226
ISBN-13 : 9780300090222
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Book Synopsis GIs and Germans by : Petra Goedde

Download or read book GIs and Germans written by Petra Goedde and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Goedde finds that as American soldiers fraternized with German civilians, particularly as they formed sexual relationships with women, they developed a feminized image of Germany that contrasted sharply with their wartime image of the aggressive Nazi storm trooper. A perception of German "victimhood" emerged that was fostered by the German population and adopted by Americans.


GIs and Germans Related Books

GIs and Germans
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Petra Goedde
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Goedde finds that as American soldiers fraternized with German civilians, particularly as they formed sexual relationships with women, they developed a feminiz
GIs and Fräuleins
Language: en
Pages: 358
Authors: Maria Höhn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-03 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With the outbreak of the Korean War, the poor, rural West German state of Rhineland-Palatinate became home to some of the largest American military installation
GIs in Germany
Language: en
Pages: 379
Authors: Thomas W. Maulucci
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

These fifteen essays offer a comprehensive look at the role of American military forces in Germany since World War Two.
A Breath of Freedom
Language: en
Pages: 292
Authors: Maria Höhn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-15 - Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This moving and beautifully illustrated book, developed from an award-winning research project, examines the experience of African-American GIs in Germany since
GIS and Germans
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Petra Goedde
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-02 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

At the end of World War II roughly 300,000 American GIs were deployed as occupation forces in Germany. Many of them quickly developed intimate relations with th