Description
Book SynopsisAnalyses the social crisis that developed among the US Army forces stationed in Germany between 1968 and 1975. This crisis was the result of shifting deployment patterns during the Vietnam War; changing social and political realities of life in postwar Europe; and racial tensions, drug use, dissent, and insubordination within the US Army itself.
Trade Review"
An Army in Crisis is an important read for those interested in the Cold War, the Vietnam era, or the American soldier."—A. A. Nofi,
Strategy Page"This book is essential reading for understanding the racial tensions in this time period and how the Army reacted."—D. Colt Denfeld,
Journal of America's Military Past“Written with verve and sophistication, Vazansky’s book impressively traces the contours of the U.S. Army’s crisis of the long 1970s and situates it within the context of America’s complex relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany.”—Adam R. Seipp, professor of history at Texas A&M University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Race Discrimination and Black Power in the U.S. Army, Europe
1. Black GIs in Postwar Germany
2. Growing Racial Tensions
3. Failed Leadership Responses and Black Power
4. The New Race Relations Policies
Part 2. Political Protest and Antiwar Activism
5. Resistance and Dissent in the U.S. Army
6. The Situation in USAREUR, 1968–1975
Part 3. Between Punishment and Rehabilitation
7. Drug Abuse Prevention in the U.S. Government
8. Drug Abuse in USAREUR, 1970–1975
9. The German Response
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
