Title: No easy occupation : French control of the German Saar, 1944-1957 /
Authors: Long, Bronson, 1975-
Year: 2015
Subjects: Reconstruction (1939-1951) Germany Saarland.; Saarland (Germany) History; Saarland (Germany) Politics and government; France Relations Germany Saarland.; Saarland Relations France.
Contents: Military occupation, 1944-47 -- France acquires the Saar -- Nazi ghosts and military rule -- De-Prussianizing the culture -- Nation-making, 1947-52 -- Marianne gives birth to an autonomous Saar -- Breaking and remaking cultural bonds -- West Germany enters the fray -- France loses the Saar, 1952-57 -- Cultural quagmire -- "Europe's District of Columbia" -- The climatic referendum -- Conclusion.