From Disarmament to Rearmament. Sheldon A. Goldberg

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      From Disarmament to Rearmament

       WAR AND SOCIETY IN NORTH AMERICA

       Series Editors: Ingo Trauschweizer and David J. Ulbrich

       Editorial Board

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      Michael W. Doyle

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      From Disarmament to Rearmament: The Reversal of US Policy toward West Germany, 1946–1955, by Sheldon A. Goldberg

       FROM DISARMAMENT TO REARMAMENT

       The Reversal of US Policy toward West Germany, 1946–1955

       Sheldon A. Goldberg

      Foreword by Ingo Trauschweizer

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      Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Goldberg, Sheldon Aaron, author.

      Title: From disarmament to rearmament : the reversal of US policy toward West Germany, 1946/1955 / Sheldon Aaron Goldberg ; foreword by Ingo Trauschweizer.

      Other titles: Reversal of US policy toward West Germany, 1946/1955

      Description: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017026384| ISBN 9780821423004 (hc : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821446225 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Germany—History—1945-1955. | Disarmament—Germany—History—20th century. | United States—Relations—Germany (West) | Germany (West)—Relations—United States. | World War, 1939-1945—Peace. | Militarism—Germany. | Military planning—History—20th century. | United States—Military policy—History—20th century.

      Classification: LCC DD257.4 G65 2017 | DDC 355/.03109730943—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017026384

      To my late son, Steven Lawrence Goldberg, of beloved memory, who achieved so much in such a short time under great adversity, and to my grandchildren, Rachel, Aaron, and Barrett, to whom I hope this effort will be an example that learning continues throughout one’s lifetime.

      Contents

       Foreword

       Acknowledgments

       List of Acronyms

       Introduction

       1. Operation Eclipse

       2. The Diplomatic Path to 12 September 1950

       3. The Military Path to 12 September 1950

       4. From EDF to EDC to NATO

       5. 1954–55: EDC Defeated, “German Problem” Solved

       Epilogue: The Role of the Three US Military Services

       Appendix A: The European Advisory Commission (EAC)

       Appendix B: Operation Eclipse Memoranda

       Appendix C: Eradication of Nazism and Militarism

       Appendix D: US-Approved Draft Directives of the US Joint Advisors to the US Representative to the European Advisory Commission

       Appendix E: The Himmerod Conference and the Bonn Report

       Appendix F: Acheson’s “Single Package”

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