From disarmament to rearmament: the reversal of US policy toward West Germany, 1946-1955

Operation ECLIPSE

The diplomatic path to September 12 1950

The military path to September 12 1950

From EDF to EDC to NATO

1954-1955, EDC defeated, "German problem" solved

Epilogue: The role of the three U.S. military services

Appendix A: The European Advisory Commission (EAC)

Appendix B: Operation ECLIPSE memoranda

Appendix C: Eradication of Nazism and militarism

Appendix D: US-approved Draft Directives of the US Joint Advisors to the US Representative to the European Advisory Commission

Appendix E: The Himmerod Conference and the Bonn report

Appendix F: Acheson's "single package"

Appendix G: The great debate.