This work aims to find similarities between the French, Dutch, and German Social Democratic Parties in the early Postwar years. Comparing ideologies, membership, and activities, this work sees strong similarities between the three parties, while also appreciating the differences between them and ascribing those differences to historical experiences. This work is aimed at the professional scholar but could be grasped by a lay person with some background (i.e., a knowledge of prevailing political trends in the countries during the time period covered). A sophisticated and thoughtful work, it suffers only for its lack of cohesion, something to be expected in this type of work.