West Germany : A Contemporary History (Paperback)

Preface 1. From Tribe to National State: The First Reich 2. The Second Reich, 1871- 1918 3. The First Attempt at Democracy, 1918-1933 4. The Third Reich, 1933-1945 5. The Post War Settlement, 1943- 1945 6. Towards Two Germanies, 1945-1948 7. Crisis and Miracle, 1948-1949 8. The German Republics are Founded, 1948-1949 9. Rearmament and the Restoration of Sovereignty, 1949-1955 10. Adenauer’s High Noon, 1955-61 11. The Erhard Interlude, 1961- 1966 12. The Great Coalition, 1966-1969 13. The Brandt Government, 1969-1974 14. The Schmidt Government, 1974-1980 15. A Look Forward Annexe Statistical Appendix Notes Further Reading Index