Download or read book The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy, 1945-1963 written by Alan S. Milward and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text analyses British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration. The volume ends with General de Gaulle's veto of 1963.