Raging Rivers and Propaganda Weevils: Transnational Disaster Relief, Cold War Politics, and the 1954 Danube and Elbe Floods

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

This article analyzes disaster relief efforts for the 1954 Danube and Elbe River floods. Carried out jointly by the U.S. government and the Geneva-based League of Red Cross Societies, this food aid program affected Western and Eastern Europe, and marked an important moment in Cold War political and humanitarian history.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDiplomatic History
Volume40
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016

Cite this