LEADER 03218nam 2200505 450 001 9910153367203321 005 20190826145055.0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004331563 035 $a(CKB)3710000000951469 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4750774 035 $a(OCoLC)965788881 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004331563 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000951469 100 $a20161209h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSmall countries in a big power world $ethe Belgian-Dutch conflict at Versailles, 1919 /$fby Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken 210 1$aLeiden, The Netherlands ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cBrill,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) $cillustrations (some color), maps, tables 225 1 $aHistory of Warfare,$x1385-7827 ;$vVolume 113 311 $a90-04-31469-5 311 $a90-04-33156-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t1 Far Away Neighbors /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t2 A Nation and an Idea /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t3 The Low Countries and the Great War to 1916 /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t4 The Low Countries and the Great War, 1916?1918 /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t5 Crisis and Opportunity, 1918?1919 /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t6 Versailles: The Offensive Begins /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t7 Versailles: The Counteroffensive /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t8 Victory and Defeat /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t9 Postscript /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $t10 Meanings /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $tBibliography /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken -- $tIndex /$rHubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken. 330 $aWhen a devastated Belgium emerged from World War I, some of its leaders had high hopes that the upcoming negotiations would enable achievement of a long-cherished goal; annexing parts of the Netherlands lost in the final 1839 settlement which had established the country. Belgium?s strong historical and military arguments were bolstered by its courageous Great War image. Yet the Dutch proved ready and able to launch an energetic counterattack which ultimately stymied the Belgian campaign. This book explains why and how this happened, and demonstrates that small states are active participants in their own destinies, not just spectators or victims. 410 0$aHistory of warfare ;$vVolume 113. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPeace 606 $aReconstruction (1914-1939) 607 $aBelgium$xHistory$y1914- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPeace. 615 0$aReconstruction (1914-1939) 676 $a940.312 700 $aTuyll van Serooskerken$b Hubert P. van$0483740 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153367203321 996 $aSmall countries in a big power world$92138992 997 $aUNINA