Adenauer's Foreign Office: West German Diplomacy in the Shadow of the Third Reich

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Thomas Maulucci

Adenauer's Foreign Office

West German Diplomacy in the Shadow of the Third Reich

Thomas Maulucci

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Northern Illinois University Press
15 November 2012

History; European history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Diplomacy

The creation of the Foreign Office under Adenauer tells us much about the possibilities and limits of professional diplomacy in the mid-twentieth century. It also demonstrates three themes central to the early history of the Federal Republic: the integration of the new state into the international community, the cooptation of German elites and traditions by the new political system, and the creation of government in a state under foreign occupation.

In this important study, Thomas Maulucci argues that, despite an improvised start and a considerable continuity of practice and personnel with pre-1945 Germany, the changed international anddomestic situation proved decisive in creating a ministry that could help to implement new directions in German foreign policy. In addition, Maulucci explores the interactions between international, political, and social history, contributing to a literature that bridges the gap between the pre- and post-World War Two eras that characterized previous writing on German history.

Based on extensive research in German, American, British, and French archives, Adenauer's Foreign Office is the only English-language book of its kind. The troubling question of personnel continuity in the German diplomatic service is of considerable importance today, especially because of the Foreign Office's previous attempts to portray its past in the best possible light. Of interest to scholars and students of German history and politics as well as non-specialists, this book provides new insights into post-war diplomacy, the sociology of German elites, and the problems involved in creating a new government after losing a major war.

By: Thomas Maulucci
Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780875804637
ISBN 10: 0875804632
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 November 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Thomas W. Maulucci, Jr. is assistant professor in and chair of the Department of History and the International Studies Program at American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Adenauer's Foreign Office: West German Diplomacy in the Shadow of the Third Reich

Maulucci is forthright in discussing the role that diplomats played in Nazi Germany, and also their efforts to obscure their unsavory past. At the same time, however, he avoids sensationalism and apology....Any reader who hopes to understand Germany's transition will find this book to be a rich resource. -- Yearbook of German American Studies With impressive knowledge of the archival material and a broad perspective on the research literature, [Maulucci] analyzes the 'return' of the German diplomats from 'automatic arrest, ' Allied internment camps, and denazification procedures. -- American Historical Review Thomas Maulucci's comprehensive analysis is both a study in continuities and discontinuities in post-World War II West German foreign policy and a deeply researched prosopography with mental maps of the Wilhelmstrae veterans in the Federal Republic's newly created Foreign Office in March 1951. This fine study belongs in every research library . --Central European History