Part 1. Tradition and an unprecedented enemy: planning and first steps
Crime and control in American military thought
A conflict of visions?
A violent transition
Part 2. Destruction, disorder, fear, and fantasy: the direct military occupation of Germany, 1945/46
Order and disorder
Common enemies
Thieves and gangs
Power and discretion
Enduring legacies, 1947/49: threat, policing, and a culture of anxiety
Civilianization, Germanization, and the rise of German-led policing
Winters of discontent
Myth formation and the end of military government
Conclusion
Appendix: The military government legal code: Articles I and II of proclamations, ordinances, and laws issued by Allied Military Government in Germany
Glossary of terms.