The United States, the East German Uprising of 1953, and the Limits of Rollback

Posted date/time:July 7, 2011

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Christian F. Ostermann

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Christian F. Ostermann

Director, History and Public Policy Program; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; Nuclear Proliferation International History Project;
Woodrow Wilson Center

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