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BL
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1013049
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b767419
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| Main Entry
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Alvah, Donna.
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| Title & Author
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Unofficial Ambassadors : : American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: NYU Press,, 2007.
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1 online resource (305 pages)
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| ISBN
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0814705316
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: 9780814705315
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0814705014
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9780814705018
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Americans-- Foreign countries-- History-- 20th century.
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Cold War.
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Families of military personnel-- United States.
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Military spouses-- United States.
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Americans-- Foreign countries.
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Armed Forces.
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Families of military personnel.
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HISTORY-- Military-- United States.
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Military spouses.
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United States, Armed Forces, Foreign countries, History, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.129
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| LC Classification
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UB403 .A469 2007
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