Forging the Shield: The U.S. Army in Europe, 1951-1962 Norton Creek Press In Mystics and Misfits

In Mystics and Misfits

ISBN13: 9780812213249

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Forging the Shield: The U.S. Army in Europe, 1951-1962 Norton Creek Press In Mystics and Misfits"Forging the Shield" tells the story of the U. S. Army in Europe during the critical 1950s and early 1960s. It spans the period between the return of major U. S. combat forces to Germany in 1951 and the aftermath of the Berlin crisis of 1961 1962. During that time, the troops in Europe became the public face of the Army to Europeans and Americans as well as to the rest of the world. The service directed almost all of its training, equipment, and force