PrefaceIntroduction: The End of Hitler, the Victory of the Allied Powers, and the Establishment of two German States (1945-49)I. Major Themes in German Post-war History1. Western and Eastern Integration2. Economic Miracle3. Federalism and Party Politics4. The Role of the Chancellor in the Federal Republic5. European Integration and Transatlantic Relations6. Ostpolitik and Intra-German Relations7.

Unification and the Role of the GDR in German history since 19458. The Shape of the Berlin Republic and Germany's post-Cold War RoleII. Germany During the Cold War Period9. Re-integration: West Germany under Konrad Adenauer, 1949-195510. Interdependence and Cold War Complexities: The Slow End of the Adenauer Era, 1955-196311. The Search for Recognition: Walter Ulbricht's GDR, 1949-196312. Ever increasing Difficulties: The End of the Economic Miracle and the Emancipation of the West Germans under Ludwig Erhard, 1963-6613. New Departures: West Germany's Grand Coalition, 1966-6914.

Stability and Economic Recovery: Ulbricht's GDR, 1963-1971III. The Era of Detente and Co-operation15. New Self-Confidence: Willy Brandt and the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-197416. Crisis Management: The Reign of Helmut Schmidt, 1974-8217. Respectability and Economic Downturn: Honecker's GDR, 1971-198918. Economic Difficulties and New Patriotism: Helmut Kohl's First Years in Office, 1982-89IV. Germany and the post-Cold War World19. German Unification, 1989/9020.

After Unification: Helmut Kohl's Germany, 1991-9821. From Bonn to Berlin: the Schröder GovernmentBibliographyIndex.