In 1942, a stretch of Illinois prairie that had served as a battleground and a railroad depot became the site of a major manufacturing plant producing Douglas C-54 Skymasters for World War II. Less than twenty years later, that plot of land boasted the biggest and busiest airport in the world. Many [...]

Highlights the aspirations, myths, realities and key issues which shaped and guided policy towards European integration in the crucial years before Britain's eventual accession to the European Economic Community in 1973.[...]