Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The Story of the Euro -- Chapter 1 Blood and Gold -- Chapter 2 At the Epicentre -- Chapter 3 Tyranny of the Mark -- Chapter 4 The Coming Trial -- Chapter 5 Shock Waves -- Chapter 6 Europe's Destiny -- Chapter 7 Coping with Imbalance -- Chapter 8 The Reckoning -- Notes -- Sources and bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.