Article ID: CBB835368805

Berlin commander: Maxwell Taylor at the Cold War’s frontlines, 1949–51 (2021)

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This article addresses American strategy in Berlin at a critical juncture of the Cold War, right after the end of the Berlin blockade and through the upheaval brought on by the outbreak of the Korean War. It considers the role of Maxwell Taylor, army general and US commander in Berlin, in shaping policies on the ground and linking military, political, and economic assets in an effort to improve Berlin’s economy and deterrent value for an extended Cold War.

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Authors & Contributors
Baxter, Colin F.
Karamouzi, Eirini
Susan Colbourn
Jan Kallberg
Eugeniusz Sobczyński
Jerzy Pietruszka
Journals
Cold War History
The Journal of Transport History
Ferrum
Polski Przegląd Kartograficzny (Polish Cartographical Review)
Medizinhistorisches Journal
International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology
Publishers
Osprey Publishing
Viking
University Press of Kentucky
Routledge
Palgrave Macmillan
Naval Institute Press
Concepts
Cold War
Military technology
Weapons
Technology and war; technology and the military
Science and war; science and the military
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
People
Papandreou, Andreas
LeMay, Curtis Emerson
Reagan, Ronald
Gatling, Richard Jordan
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
19th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Europe
West Germany
Germany
Soviet Union
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations
Strategic Defense Initiative
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
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