Anglo-American Postwar Planning for Germany, 1943-1945

"The Ghost in the Attic: The Soviet Union as a Factor in Anglo-American Wartime Postwar Planning for Postwar Germany, 1943-1945" is a historical paper published by Brill. It was presented at the International Committee for the History of the Second World War in San Francisco on August 26, 1975. The paper examines the influence of the Soviet Union on Allied planning for Germany's future during the final years of World War II.

Use Cases

• Analyzing diplomatic strategy and planning based on the described historical analysis of Anglo-American documents.
• Studying the role of the Soviet Union in Allied relations based on the paper's central thesis.
• Researching the political and strategic factors in postwar Germany's reconstruction based on the described historical period.

Strengths

• Paper is published by Brill, a recognized academic publisher.
• Focuses on a specific historical period (1943-1945) and topic (postwar planning).

Limitations

• The dataset is a single academic paper, not a collection of primary source data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the content is a narrative text.
• Last update date is unknown; the paper's analysis is from a 1975 perspective.

Provenance

Source

Brill (publisher).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical archives and primary source analysis by the author.

Time Range

1943-1945 (subject period).

Geography

Germany, with focus on Anglo-American and Soviet perspectives.