Army Diplomacy (eBook)

American Military Occupation and Foreign Policy after World War II

Walter M. Hudson (Autor)

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2015
420 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-6098-6 (ISBN)

Infos

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the United States Army became the principal agent of American foreign policy. The army designed, implemented, and administered the occupations of the defeated Axis powers Germany and Japan, as well as many other nations. Generals such as Lucius Clay in Germany, Douglas MacArthur in Japan, Mark Clark in Austria, and John Hodge in Korea presided over these territories as proconsuls. At the beginning of the Cold War, more than 300 million people lived under some form of U.S. military authority. The army's influence on nation-building at the time was profound, but most scholarship on foreign policy during this period concentrates on diplomacy at the highest levels of civilian government rather than the armed forces' governance at the local level.In Army Diplomacy, Hudson explains how U.S. Army policies in the occupied nations represented the culmination of more than a century of military doctrine. Focusing on Germany, Austria, and Korea, Hudson's analysis reveals that while the postWorld War II American occupations are often remembered as overwhelming successes, the actual results were mixed. His study draws on military sociology and institutional analysis as well as international relations theory to demonstrate how "e;bottom-up"e; decisions not only inform but also create higher-level policy. As the debate over post-conflict occupations continues, this fascinating work offers a valuable perspective on an important yet underexplored facet of Cold War history.

Autor

Walter M. Hudson is an active duty judge advocate in the U.S. Army.

Inhalt

Introduction
Military Government Planning prior to 1940
Military Government Doctrine, Training, and Organization, 1940-1941
FDR, Interagency Conflict, and Military Government, 1941-1942
North Africa and the Establishment of the Civil Affairs Division, 1943
Planning and Implementing Military Government in Germany, 1943-1945
Planning and Implementing Military Government in Austria, 1943-1946
Planning and Implementing Military Government in Korea, 1943-1946
Conclusions: The Postwar Occupation Experiences and Its Lessons for the Army

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Battles and Campaigns
• Reihe/Serie: Battles and Campaigns
• Zusatzinfo: 24 b&w halftones, 7 maps, 7 figures
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Schlagworte: Civil-Military Relations • Cold War • containment strategy • Foreign Relations • Global politics • Humanitarian Assistance • Military Administration • military distinction • Military Government • Military necessity • mliitary necessity • Occupation • Peace and Conflict Studies • POST-WORLD WAR II • State Building • world war ii aftermath
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-6098-7 / 0813160987
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-6098-6 / 9780813160986