Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification [Hardcover]

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this important book explores the role of France in the events leading up to the end of the Cold War and German unification. Most accounts concentrate on the role of the United States and look at these events through the bipolar prism of Soviet-American relations. Yet because of its central position in Europe and of its status as Germanys foremost European partner, France and its President, Fran?ois Mitterrand, played a decisive role in these pivotal international events: the peaceful liberation of Eastern Europe from Soviet rule starting in 1988, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germanys return to unity and full sovereignty in 1989/90, and the breakup of the USSR in 1991. Based on extensive research and a vast amount of archival sources, this book explores the role played by France in shaping a new European order.

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&a superb collection&a unique and valuable contribution to the voluminous literature on the Cold War. Essential. Choice

Bozo undertakes in his meticulously researched and written study the almost herculean task to place French foreign policy between 1988 and 1991 both on the map of international history and in the line of continuity with the policy of Charles de Gaulle&It will be [his] Bozos lasting legacy to have written a significant scholarly contribution to stake out Frances important role during these historical processes with all its merits and flaws, twists and turns. Central European History

[This] terrific book&is a significant addition to the literature on the end of the Cold War. It is fortunate that the book is now available in English and thus will reach the wider audience it deserves. Journal of Cold War Studies

Fr?d?ric Bozos book on French foreign policy around German unificatlÃ7