A lavishly illustrated military and social history of the forces in Germany, published to coincide with the winding down of the operation in 2019-20. The book is split into decades and covers important military strategy, political events such as the Berlin Airlift and the fall of the Wall, but also the experiences of British soldiers and the increasing integration of British troops and the German population, and their domestic and family lives.

Dr Peter Johnston is the Head of Collections Research and Academic Access at the National Army Museum in London. He's a military historian and curator, with a particular specialism in the British Army since 1945, but has also worked on military culture, veterans and propaganda. Peter has worked at the NAM since 2014 and was responsible for running the curatorial teams working on the new displays as part of the £25 million redevelopment of the Museum, before becoming Head of Acquisitions in 2017. Peter studied History and then took a Masters in Modern History at the University of Durham, before completing his PhD at the University of Kent, focusing on recruitment and culture in the British Armed Forces from 1963-1985.
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