This was the first book-length analysis of the formulation of Britain's strategy for rearming West Germany.

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Initial plans to rearm West Germany; 2. The American initiative in New York, September 1950; 3. The search for allied agreement; 4. The decision to support the Pleven plan; 5. The signature of the EDC treaty in May 1952; 6. The fate of the EDC project; 7. Eden's successful alternative; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.