Acknowledgments; Introduction; Going Overseas; Unofficial Ambassadors; A U.S. Lady's World; " Shoulder to Shoulder" with West Germans; " Dear Little Okinawa"; Young Ambassadors; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial ambassadors" spread the United States' perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and father
Analysis
Alvah
Cold
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about
abroad
analyzing
broadens
culture
family
gender
history
ideas
military
presence
race
scope
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index
