LEADER 03348nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910451935203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-0531-6 010 $a1-4356-0029-0 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814705315 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476529 035 $a(EBL)865304 035 $a(OCoLC)784884419 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265462 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11235794 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265462 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299482 035 $a(PQKB)10725851 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865304 035 $a(OCoLC)173511410 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10955 035 $a(DE-B1597)547862 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814705315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865304 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10172674 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476529 100 $a20061005d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnofficial ambassadors$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 /$fDonna Alvah 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-0501-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index. 327 $aGoing overseas -- Unofficial ambassadors -- A U.S. lady's world -- "Shoulder to shoulder" with West Germans -- "Dear little Okinawa" -- Young ambassadors. 330 $aAs 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 fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places.Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad. 606 $aFamilies of military personnel$zUnited States 606 $aMilitary spouses$zUnited States 606 $aAmericans$zForeign countries$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCold War 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$zForeign countries$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFamilies of military personnel 615 0$aMilitary spouses 615 0$aAmericans$xHistory 615 0$aCold War. 676 $a355.1/29 700 $aAlvah$b Donna$01056446 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451935203321 996 $aUnofficial ambassadors$92490816 997 $aUNINA