France and Britain, 1940-1994: The Long Separation

The parting of the ways, 1940 a complicated war - Britain, Vichy and de Gaulle, 1940-1942 a complicated war - Britain and de Gaulle, 1943-1944 the aftermath of war and the Treaty of Dunkirk, 1945-1947 Cold War and the emergence of "Europe", 1947-1949 separation - Schuman Plan and after, 1950-1955 the Suez Crisis, 1956 and a strange offer of union a new France confronts an uncertain Britain, 1957-1960 the general says no, 1961-1963 to join or not to join? - Britain, France and the EEC, 1963-1969 Britain joins the club - with second thoughts, 1969-1975 unhappy partners, 1975-1990 views across the Channel, c.1970-1990 a new Europe and some old memories, 1989-1994. Some snapshots by way of a conclusion.