Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Preface xi
4. Contents xiii
5. Maps xiv
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Germany The Land and the People 7
9. 2. Germany and the United States 1776–1914 27
10. 3. World War I A Turning Point, 1914–1918 52
11. 4. The Weimar Republic A Democratic Interlude, 1918–1933 75
12. 5. Hitler and the “Third Reich” 1933–1939 103
13. 6. World War II The End of the German Reich, 1939–1945 126
14. 7. One Germany or Two? Occupation, 1945–1949 153
15. 8. The Germany of Konrad Adenauer 1949–1963 179
16. 9. From Adenauer to Brandt 1963–1974 207
17. 10. The German Federal Republic since 1974 230
18. 11. The German Democratic Republic since 1961 258
19. 12. Conclusion A “Special Relationship”? 276
20. Suggested Reading, Index
21. Suggested Reading 284
22. Index 303
23. Backmatter 315