Small countries in a big power world : the Belgian-Dutch conflict at Versailles, 1919 / / by Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910153367203321
• Autore: Tuyll van Serooskerken Hubert P. van
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, tables
• Collana: History of Warfare, , 1385-7827 ; ; Volume 113
• Disciplina: 940.312
• Soggetti: World War, 1914-1918 - Peace; Reconstruction (1914-1939); Electronic books.; Belgium History 1914-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 1 Far Away Neighbors / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 2 A Nation and an Idea / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 3 The Low Countries and the Great War to 1916 / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 4 The Low Countries and the Great War, 1916–1918 / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 5 Crisis and Opportunity, 1918–1919 / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 6 Versailles: The Offensive Begins / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 7 Versailles: The Counteroffensive / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 8 Victory and Defeat / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 9 Postscript / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- 10 Meanings / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- Bibliography / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- Index / Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
• Sommario/riassunto: When a devastated Belgium emerged from World War I, some of its leaders had high hopes that the upcoming negotiations would enable achievement of a long-cherished goal; annexing parts of the Netherlands lost in the final 1839 settlement which had established the country. Belgium’s strong historical and military arguments were ; bolstered by its courageous Great War image. Yet the Dutch proved ready and able to launch an energetic counterattack which ultimately stymied the Belgian campaign. This book explains why and how this happened, and demonstrates that small states are active participants in their own destinies, not just spectators or victims.