This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about major areas of conflict in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the historical background on divided Berlin and [provides] an understanding of the impact -- both positive and negative -- that the area has had on the Western World's attempts to achieve a guaranteed peace through diplomacy" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the hood of an army jeep. The next photo shows Melli and Hurt leaning against the jeep with two young German children leaning against a fence to the left. The final photo features John and Joe Hurt sitting on the jeep's hood.

Photograph of several children standing by an M25 tractor and trailer in Frankfurt, Germany. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

Photographs of a track event between forces from the Eastern Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The first photograph shows hundreds of uniformed soldiers gathered in a stadium. The photo on the upper right has a distant shot of an event's winners standing on a platform beside a foot track. The middle photo shows uniformed soldiers named Jani, Kaufman, Hopper, Lebow, Walsh, and Hurt. The bottom photo shows athletes in dark clothing moving down a foot track while soldiers look on from the stands.

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing.

Photographs of Russian soldiers who visited Dan Melli's station in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first photo shows a mustached man standing at the corner of a building. A sign indicating the dispensary points forward near his head. The photo on the bottom left shows eight uniformed Russian soldiers standing together and posing for the camera. The final photo shows Russians gathered around a vehicle. The three men to the left are looking into the vehicle, while two men on the right look toward the camera.

Photograph of Frederick Castle standing in a courtyard in Frankfurt, Germany. Buildings and a fountain are visible in the background.

Photograph of a large church in Limburg, Germany, taken from the bridge that divides the town. The river is visible to the left.

Photograph of eight unidentified people standing on the balcony of a house in Germany. Other houses are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing at the front of a half-track in Heidenheim, Germany.

Photograph taken from atop a military vehicle of a convoy, showing soldiers stopped at an intersection.

Photograph taken from atop a military vehicle of a convoy, showing soldiers stopped at an intersection.

Photograph of Harold K. Wells wearing a top hat and playing an accordion on a motorcycle. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Harold K. Wells in Germany -- Killed April 26-45."

Photograph of an unknown soldier standing in a dirt road in Germany. Military vehicles can be seen lined up alongside buildings in the background.

Photograph of U.S. Army tanks and trucks moving down an unpaved street in an unidentified German town.

Photograph of Lieutenant Lester Johnson leaning on a staff car in Steinheim, Germany. Other vehicles are visible in the background.

Photograph of M/Sgt. Oscar Lea and 1st Sgt. William Kovach flanking a 23rd Tank Battalion Service Company bulletin board. There are pictures of pin-up girls posted on the board.

Photograph of Harold Stoddard standing next to a building in Neresheim, Germany.

Photograph of Lieutenant Les Johnson sitting on the turret of a tank in Steinheim, Germany.

Photograph of Lester Johnson's captured Ford automobile in Steinheim, Germany. Other automobiles are visible in the background.

Photograph of the tower of a church, with buildings in the foreground and wooded mountains in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Church near the university - Aug. 1945."

Photograph of a building in Heidelberg, Germany, with part of Heidelberg Castle visible at the top of a hill behind it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The Castle from below - Heidelberg - Aug 1945."

Photograph of an Army truck parked on a street between tall buildings, with Heidelberg Castle visible on a hill in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The Castle Heidelberg - Aug 1945."