The good occupation : American soldiers and the hazards of peace / Susan L. Carruthers.
The good occupation : American soldiers and the hazards of peace / Susan L. Carruthers.
The good occupation : American soldiers and the hazards of peace / Susan L. Carruthers.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/4432
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English
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Physical content
386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The troublesome "O-word" -- Preparing to occupy -- "The life of conquerors" -- Staging victory in Asia -- From V-E to VD -- Displaced and displeased persons -- Demobilization by demoralization -- Getting without spending -- Domesticating occupation -- Conclusion: The "good occupation"?...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Waged for a just cause and culminating in total victory, World War II was America's "good war." Yet for millions of GIs overseas, the war did not end with Germany's and Japan's surrenders. The Good Occupation chronicles America's transition from wartime combatant to postwar occupier, by exploring the intimate thoughts and feelings of the ordinary s...
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The good occupation : American soldiers and the hazards of peace / Susan L. Carruthers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2016
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G 2016/4432
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74VKV66PN55O
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ISBN
0674545702 hardcover
9780674545700 hardcover
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940.53144092313
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991024020507902626
