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 -- Great Britain takes the lead -- Epilogue: The role of the three U.S. military services -- Appendix A: The European Advisory Commission (EAC) -- Appendix B: List of Operation ECLIPSE memoranda -- Appendix C: Orders, directives and laws dealing with the disarmament and demilitarization of Germany -- Appendix D: U.S. approved Draft Directives of the U.S. Joint Advisors to the U.S. 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
Summary
At the end of World War II, the Allies were unanimous in their determination to disarm the former aggressor Germany. As the Cold War intensified, however, the decision whether to reverse that policy and to rearm West Germany led to disagreements both within the U.S. government and among members of the nascent NATO alliance
