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Haeussler, Mathias, 1988-

Helmut Schmidt and British-German relations : a European misunderstanding / Mathias Haeussler. - xiv, 251 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Originally published: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt grew up as a devout Anglophile, yet he clashed heavily and repeatedly with his British counterparts Wilson, Callaghan, and Thatcher during his time in office. This title looks at Schmidt's personal experience to explore how and why Britain and Germany rarely saw eye to eye over European integration, uncovering the two countries' deeply competing visions and incompatible strategies for post-war Europe. But it also zooms out to reveal the remarkable extent of simultaneous British-German cooperation in fostering joint European interests on the wider international stage, not least within the transatlantic alliance against the background of a worsening superpower relationship. This major reinterpretation of British-German relations in the 1970s explores why the two countries rarely saw eye to eye over European integration. It shows how at the heart of bilateral tensions lay profoundly competing visions for post-war Europe, and reveals their surprisingly close cooperation in pursuing joint interests on the global stage.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9781108710800 £22.99

Subjects--Personal Names:
Schmidt, Helmut, 1918-2015.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prime ministers--History.--Germany (West)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Relations--Germany (West)
Germany (West)--Relations--Great Britain.
Europe--Economic integration.

LC Class. No.: DD260.85 / .H34 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 327.4104309045