Britain, France and Europe, 1945-1975

Britain, France and Europe, 1945-1975 takes a fresh look at the international trajectories of Europe''s premier democracies. The side-lining of Britain and France in the Cold War era, argues Adamthwaite, was preventable. A Franco-British Europe came within a whisker of realization. Condemning President Charles de Gaulle as an intransigent gatekeeper created a convenient alibi for self-inflicted mi...