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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153216703321

Autore

Crowhurst Patrick

Titolo

A history of Czechoslovakia between the wars : from Versailles to Hitler's invasion / / by Patrick Crowhurst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2015

ISBN

0-7556-1859-9

0-85772-692-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

323.143709041

Soggetti

European history

Czechoslovakia History 1918-1938

Czechoslovakia Politics and government 1918-1938

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of contents -- List of tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Prelude: creating the First Czechoslovak Republic -- Chapter 2 Defence of the state and the growth of industry -- Chapter 3 The enemy within; Sudeten German nationalism and the Sudeten German Nazi party; national defence -- Chapter 4 Henlein, the SdP (Sudeten deutsche Partei) and German money -- Chapter 5 Two German policies: war or peace? Hitler, the German Foreign Ministry and Czechoslovakia, 1936-1938 -- Chapter 6 Deepening crisis; the Munich Conference and refugees -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

"Here, Patrick Crowhurst identifies the crucial political problem that faced Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1939 - the rift between the Czechs and the Sudeten Germans that would open the way for the rise of Konrad Henlein's right-wing 'Sudeten Deutsch' party, and which was exploited ruthlessly by Hitler during Nazi Germany's 1938 annexation of Czechoslovakia. A History of Czechoslovakia Between the Wars deepens our understanding of a fragile Europe before World War II, and is essential for students and scholars of 20th century history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.