International History Department, London School of Economics

'Thanks to the use of a wide variety of primary sources and to his sound expertise on the history of the integration process, Ludlow offers an objective and innovative assessment of de Gaulle’s European policy and its actual impact on the history of the European Community.' - Journal of Common Market Studies'This study on the development of the European Economic Community from Charles de Gaulle's brusque veto of Great Britain's first application for admission in January 1963 to the Hague Summit in December 1969, which opened the way for the entry of Britain, Ireland, and Denmark, is excellently documented, closely written, and gripping in its analysis.' - The American Historical Review

• Introduction: Writing a Supranational History of the EEC 1. Back From the Brink (January-December 1963) 2. From Cereals Agreement to Council Breakdown (January 1964 – June 1965) 3. A Careful Confrontation (July-December 1965) 4. National Interest and the Rescue of the EEC (January – July 1966) 5. The Return of the English Question (September 1966 – December 1967) 6. The Impossibility of Progress à Six (January 1968 – April 1969) 7. The Road to The Hague (June – December 1969) Conclusions The Gaullist Challenge and its Effects

International History Department, London School of Economics

'Thanks to the use of a wide variety of primary sources and to his sound expertise on the history of the integration process, Ludlow offers an objective and innovative assessment of de Gaulle’s European policy and its actual impact on the history of the European Community.' - Journal of Common Market Studies'This study on the development of the European Economic Community from Charles de Gaulle's brusque veto of Great Britain's first application for admission in January 1963 to the Hague Summit in December 1969, which opened the way for the entry of Britain, Ireland, and Denmark, is excellently documented, closely written, and gripping in its analysis.' - The American Historical Review

• Introduction: Writing a Supranational History of the EEC 1. Back From the Brink (January-December 1963) 2. From Cereals Agreement to Council Breakdown (January 1964 – June 1965) 3. A Careful Confrontation (July-December 1965) 4. National Interest and the Rescue of the EEC (January – July 1966) 5. The Return of the English Question (September 1966 – December 1967) 6. The Impossibility of Progress à Six (January 1968 – April 1969) 7. The Road to The Hague (June – December 1969) Conclusions The Gaullist Challenge and its Effects

International History Department, London School of Economics

'Thanks to the use of a wide variety of primary sources and to his sound expertise on the history of the integration process, Ludlow offers an objective and innovative assessment of de Gaulle’s European policy and its actual impact on the history of the European Community.' - Journal of Common Market Studies'This study on the development of the European Economic Community from Charles de Gaulle's brusque veto of Great Britain's first application for admission in January 1963 to the Hague Summit in December 1969, which opened the way for the entry of Britain, Ireland, and Denmark, is excellently documented, closely written, and gripping in its analysis.' - The American Historical Review

• Introduction: Writing a Supranational History of the EEC 1. Back From the Brink (January-December 1963) 2. From Cereals Agreement to Council Breakdown (January 1964 – June 1965) 3. A Careful Confrontation (July-December 1965) 4. National Interest and the Rescue of the EEC (January – July 1966) 5. The Return of the English Question (September 1966 – December 1967) 6. The Impossibility of Progress à Six (January 1968 – April 1969) 7. The Road to The Hague (June – December 1969) Conclusions The Gaullist Challenge and its Effects