Winning the Peace: The British in Occupied Germany, 1945-1948
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German Attitudes to British Military Government 1945-47
This article analyses German reactions to British Military Government in the immediate post-war years 1945-47. From sullen acceptance of military defeat and occupation the mood of the German population changed to one of intense criticism of the British, culminating in the summer of 1947 in a series of widespread strikes. This development was to some extent to be expected: no authority would have been popular which had to run the country in a period of destruction, confusion and shortages of all kinds. However, the British had actually made tremendous efforts to provide basic transport and facilities, an achievement which was rightly termed 'British genius for improvisation under stress'.' Moreover, only a considerable subsidy of ?80,000,000 a year out of British taxpayers' money kept up even the limited food supplies which reached Ger
The Contemporary British History Play
Introduction Biographical History Plays Social History Plays Oppositional History Plays Marxist and Socialist History Plays Feminist History Plays Deconstructionist and Postmodern History Plays and Satire The Search for a Theatrical Form Appendix A: Performance Dates of Contemporary British History Plays Appendix B: Performance Locales of Contemporary British History Plays Bibliography Index