"An international history of US foreign relations in the early years of the Cold War, this book reassesses the aims and influence of the American policies of 'containment' and 'rollback' in Soviet-backed communist East Germany, in light of newly declassified documents"--

For more than two decades, Christian F. Ostermann has served as director of the History and Public Policy Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. In that capacity he has overseen the Cold War International History Project and the North Korea International Documentation Project, and has co-directed the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project. He is the recipient of a Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin.

Preface: Writing East Germany into Cold War History
1. "Toward a Line down the Middle of Germany": Containment at Potsdam, 1945
2. "Western Democracy on the Elbe"? Rollback through Cooperation
3. The United States and the Political Transformation of the Soviet Zone, 1946<->1947
4. "Springboard for Penetration": 1947<->1949
5. "Preventing Roll-up": Diplomatic Blockade, Free Elections, and the "Battle of Berlin"
6. Planning for Rollback in Germany, 1950<->1951
7. The United States and the Cold Civil War in Germany: Eastern Initiatives and West German "Rollback" Efforts
8. Economic Cold War? The United States and Inter-German Trade, 1950<->1952
9. "Roll Them Out for Keeps:" The United States and the 1953 East German Uprising
Conclusion