„This is a very important source collection that offers crucial insights into a range of issues, most notably the inner workings of the American occupation bureaucracy; local politics in Berlin during the early Cold War; German reactions to defeat and occupation; and the political outlook, sociability, and emotional life of a mid-level American occupation official in Germany in 1946.“
Frank Biess in: Journal of Modern History
„The editors have done a remarkable job contextualising Johnson’s letters – on many occasions the pages contain more footnotes than text. As a result, readers receive detailed information on the various persons whom Johnson encountered – US officials, their wives and children, German party leaders, even musical performers – as well as the events he attended and the places he visited.“
The English Historical Review
„Zu den Leistungen der Edition Breunigs und Wetzels gehört es, dass sie eine wichtige Quelle vorstellen, die weitere Fragen eröffnet.“
Scott Krause in:
http://www. hsozkult. de/publicationreview/id/rezbuecher-24187? title=w-breunig-u-a-hrsg-fuenf-monate-in-berlin