The Morgenthau Plan: Soviet Influence on American Postwar PolicyAfter hostilities officially ceased, what drove American policy towards Germany in 1944-1949? While Soviet policies came under closer inspection, Western policies have rarely been subjected to critical review. This book deals with the Morgenthau Plan and |
Contents
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4 Planning for the Second Quebec Conference Octagon | 49 |
5 The Second Quebec Conference Octagon | 57 |
6 The Immediate Consequence of the Quebec Conference | 71 |
7 German Reaction to the Morgenthau Plan | 79 |
8 Joint Chiefs of Staff Directive 1067 | 85 |
9 The Economic Consequence of the Morgenthau Plan | 91 |
10 Food Rationing | 109 |
11 EnforcedSlave Labor | 127 |
12 The Ethnic Cleansing of Eastern Europe | 145 |
13 Conclusion | 155 |
Epilogue | 169 |
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