A new history of the West German-Israeli relationship as these two countries faced terrorism, war, and economic upheaval in a global Cold War environment.

Carole Fink is Humanities Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at the Ohio State University. She is the author of many books, including Cold War: An International History (2017), and Writing 20th Century International History: Explorations and Examples (2017). She was twice awarded the George Louis Beer Prize of the American Historical Association for Defending the Rights of Others: The Great Powers, the Jews, and International Minority Protection, 1878-1938 (Cambridge, 2004), and The Genoa Conference: European Diplomacy 1921-1922 (1984).

List of figures and maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; A note on usage; List of abbreviations; 1. Prologue: distant states - West Germany and Israel, 1952-65; 2. The shock of recognition: 1965-66; 3. Upheaval; 4. 1968; 5. Changes in leadership: 1969; 6. Ostpolitik; 7. 1971: a dense political web; 8. The year of Munich; 9. Annus Terribilis; 10. Finale: Exeunt Meir and Brandt; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.