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Gourvish, T. R.

The official history of Britain and the Channel Tunnel / Terry Gourvish ; research, Mike Anson. - xxi, 521 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Whitehall histories : government official history series . - Government official history series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Beginnings, 1802-1945 -- 2. New aspirations : the Channel Tunnel project, 1945-64 -- 3. Another false start : the Wilson governments and the Tunnel, 1964-70 -- 4. The Heath government and the Tunnel : reaching agreement, 1970-2 -- 5. The Heath government and the Tunnel : taking the project forward, 1972-4 -- 6. Abandonment, 1974-5 -- 7. Keeping hopes alive, 1975-81 -- 8. The Thatcher governments and the Tunnel : from hope to eternity, 1981-4 -- 9. The Thatcher governments and the Tunnel : choosing a promoter, 1984-6 -- 10. Eurotunnel : finance and construction, 1986-90 -- 11. From Tunnel to transport facility, 1988-94 -- 12. The Channel Tunnel : postscript, 1994-2005.

ISBN: 0203969499 9780203969496 9781134165445 1134165447

Source: 9781134165445 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6G8362 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
HISTORY / Europe / General
Underwater tunnels--History.--English Channel
Transportation and state--History--Great Britain
TRANSPORTATION--Railroads--Pictorial.
Transportation and state.
Underwater tunnels.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Channel Tunnel (Coquelles, France, and Folkestone, England)--History.
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel.
Europe--Channel Tunnel (Coquelles, France, and Folkestone, England)
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HE380.G72 / E542 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 385.3/12