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Edward A. Tenenbaum was an exceptionally talented American in troubled times. This biography is written for readers interested in Secret Service and World War II as well as post-war Marshall-Plan and development-aid history. With his currency reform in West Germany 1948, Tenenbaum laid the foundation of West Germany's 'economic miracle.'
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Ludwig Erhard, who took credit for Edward A. Tenenbaum's success; 3. Edward A. Tenenbaum's family roots, adolescence, and military experience until 1946; 4. In action for OMGUS and currency reform in Germany 1946-1948; 5. From OMGUS to civil service in Washington DC and for Europe 1948-1953; 6. Life and fate as a business and family man 1953-1975 and beyond; 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich is Professor of Economics and Economic History at John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies of the Freie Universität Berlin. He is the author of The Great German Inflation 1914 to 1923 (1986) and has published extensively on business and banking history as well as domestic and foreign economic-policy issues. He is the recipient of The Financial Times/Booz-Allen & Hamilton Global Business Book Award and the Helmut Schmidt Prize in German-American Economic History at the German Historical Institute in Washington DC.
Summary
Edward A. Tenenbaum was an exceptionally talented American in troubled times. This biography is written for readers interested in Secret Service and World War II as well as post-war Marshall-Plan and development-aid history. With his currency reform in West Germany 1948, Tenenbaum laid the foundation of West Germany's 'economic miracle.'
