Description: "An international history of US foreign relations in the early years of the Cold War, this book reassesses the aims and influence of the American policies of 'containment' and 'rollback' in Soviet-backed communist East Germany, in light of newly declassified documents"--
Review Quotes: "Ostermann in this meticulously researched account has written a book that will challenge many of the traditional narratives regarding the Cold War and modern German history. Recommended."--T. Wheatland, Choice