The integration of West Germany into the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) became one of the most important and
contentious problems of post-war security. Increasing Cold War
tensions during and after 1949 had led Britain to consider the need
to rearm West Germany. Yet fears of a resurgent Germany existed
both in Britain and on the continent. The timing and manner of
German incorporation was crucial and became the subject of lengthy
negotiations. Using extensive archival material, Saki Dockrill
stresses how the government was forced to react to the constantly
changing positions adopted by the USA, France and Germany itself
and addresses three main issues: What made Britain accept the need
for a German contribution to the defence of Western Europe? Why was
Britain reluctant to encourage any hasty American and French
proposals? And why did Britain eventually put forward proposals
that successfully resolved the crisis? This was the first
book-length analysis of the formulation of Britain's strategy for
rearming West Germany and will be of interest to specialists and
students of international politics, with special reference to
post-war diplomatic history, NATO and European security.
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