Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Foreword and Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. 1  The Birth of an Idea: 1918–1932
  5. 2  The Nazi Cul-de-Sac: 1933–1945
  6. 3  Two Tries That Failed: 1945–1949
  7. 4  ‘An Almost Mystical Conception’: 1950–1951
  8. 5  The Rocky Road to Rome: 1950–1957
  9. 6  ‘A Triumph For Monnet’: 1958–1961
  10. 7  Why de Gaulle Kept Britain Out: 1961–1969
  11. 8  The Real Deceit of Edward Heath: 1970–1972
  12. 9  Britain Stays In: 1973–1975
  13. 10  ‘The Awkward Partner’: 1975–1984
  14. 11  Enter Mr Spinelli: 1979–1986
  15. 12  In a Minority of One: 1986–1988
  16. 13  ‘No! No! No!’: 1988–1990
  17. 14  ‘At the Heart of Europe’: 1990–1993
  18. 15  A Revolution in Government
  19. 16  Odd Man Out: 1993–1997
  20. 17  Towards ‘Political Unity’: 1997–1999
  21. 18  Which Europe?: 1999–2001
  22. 19  The Crowning Dream: 2002–2003
  23. 20  End Game: 2003–2004
  24. 21  Collision With Reality?: 2004–2005
  25. Epilogue – Deception or Self-Deception?
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index