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505 0 a| 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.;

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Unofficial Ambassadors : American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965.

Author/creator	Alvah, Donna
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : NYU Press, 2007.
Description	1 online resource (305 pages)
Supplemental Content	ProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects	Cold War. Americans--Foreign countries. --History. --20th century. Military spouses--United States. Families of military personnel--United States. United States--Armed Forces. --Foreign countries. --History. --20th century.

Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
Source of description	Print version record.
Issued in other form	Print version: Alvah, Donna. Unofficial Ambassadors : American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965. New York : NYU Press, ©2007 9780814705018
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780814705315 (electronic bk.)
ISBN	0814705316 (electronic bk.)
ISBN	(cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(cloth ; alk. paper)
Stock number	22573/ctt8jvprp JSTOR
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