Katrin Schreiter shows us a German-English phrase book (1945-1949) produced by the British military government during the occupation of Germany after 1945. It was used by her mother, who was a telephone operator during and after World War ...See moreKatrin Schreiter shows us a German-English phrase book (1945-1949) produced by the British military government during the occupation of Germany after 1945. It was used by her mother, who was a telephone operator during and after World War II, and it gives us unique insights into how West Germans tried to integrate constructively into Europe. Katrin Schreiter is a Senior Lecturer in history and German at King's College London.
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