Pointing the Way: 1959-1961

540 Pages·1972·29.058 MB·English

by  Harold Macmillan

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POINTINTGH E WAY
WINDSO F CHANGE
1914-1939
THE BLASOTF WAR
1939-1945
TIDEOSF F ORTUNE
1945-1955
RIDINTGH ES TORM
1956-1959
POINTINTGH EW AY
195199-61
POINTING
THEW AY
HAROLDM ACMILLAN
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FIRSUT. SE.D ITION
STANDABRODO KN UMBER0: 6-012741-4
LIBRAROYFC ONGRECSAST ALOCGA RDN UMBER7; 2-79682
Contents
LISTO F ILLUSTRATIONS vu
LISTO F CARTOONS
Vlll
TheG eneErlaelc tion,
1959 I
A PriMmien isLtiefre' s
2 24
SixaensSd e vens
3 44
TheR oatdot hSeu mmit
4 61
5 TheW estSeurmnm it 93
AnA fricJaonu rney
6 II6
TheS ummtihtFa ati led
7 178
A Toucohnt hBer ake
8 217
AftermoafPt ahr is
9 236
CommonwCerailstihs
IO 285
TheN ewP resident
l I 306
SquartihCneig r cle
12 360
A Squiantl hlGe u lf
13 381
KhrushicnAh cetvi on
1+ 388
A CounHtoruyPs ea rty
15 410
AfricCaonc kpit
16 4°3
A RoyEanlt erprise
17 495
CONTENTS
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Appendixes
1.A ddrteost sh Seo uAtfrhi cPaanr liament,
3F ebru9a6r0y 1 473
2.L ettteotr hsQe u eednu ritnhgAe fr ican
Tour19,6 0
INDEX