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Allies in memory : World War II and the politics of American commemoration in Europe, c. 1941-2001

Edwards, Sam, 1981-

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\"Amidst the ruins of postwar Europe, and just as the Cold War dawned, many new memorials were dedicated to those Americans who had fought and fallen for freedom. Some of these monuments, plaques, stained-glass windows and other commemorative signposts were established by agents of the US government, partly in the service of transatlantic diplomacy; some were built by American veterans' groups mourning lost comrades; and some were provided by grateful and grieving European communities. As the war receded, Europe also became the site for other forms of American commemoration: from the sombre and solemn battlefield pilgrimages of veterans, to the political theatre of Presidents, to the production and consumption of commemorative souvenirs. With a specific focus on processes and practices in two distinct regions of Europe--Normandy and East Anglia--Sam Edwards tells a story of postwar Euro-American cultural contact, and of the acts of transatlantic commemoration that this bequeathed\"--From publisher's website.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: World War, 1939-1945 Monuments Europe. / World War, 1939-1945 Monuments England East Anglia. / World War, 1939-1945 Monuments France Normandy. / War memorials Europe. / Memorialization Europe. / Memory Political aspects Europe. / Memory Political aspects United States. / World War, 1939-1945 Political aspects United States. / United States Relations Europe. / Europe Relations United States.
• ISBN: 9781107074576, 1107074576, 9781107426467, 1107426464

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