Anglo-German relations since 1945 have been generally cordial but subject to bouts of acute tension. This volume by leading historians from both countries examines major political issues and broader contacts between the two societies. It suggests that British perceptions have remained coloured by fears of German dominance, aggravated by the success of the Federal Republic and the relative decline of Britain in the post-war period.

1. Introduction: Britain and Germany in Europe, 1949-1990; I: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION; 2. Britain and West European Integration, 1948-9 to 1955: Politics and Economics; 3. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; 4. Bonn between London and Paris?; 5. Constancy and Flirtation: Germany, Britain, and the EEC, 1956-1972; II: EUROPEAN SECURITY; 6. European Security: Anglo-German Relationships 1949-1956; 7. Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany in NATO, 1955-1990; 8. Britain as One of the Four Powers in Berlin; III: THE GERMAN QUESTION; 9. Britain and the GDR: The Politics of Trade and Recognition by Stealth; 10. Great Britain and German Unification; IV: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL LINKS; 11. Anglo-German Post-War Economic Relations and Comparative Performance; 12. Banks and Bankers; V:MUTUAL PERCEPTIONS AND CULTURAL LINKS; 13. The British-German State Visits of 1958 and 1965: From Occupation to Normalization; 14. The Academic Community: Modern and Contemporary Historians; 15. Building Bridges: The Framework of Anglo-German Cultural Relations after 1945; 16. German - A Lost Cause?; 17. Worthy Opponents: Football Rivalry as Ersatzkrieg?