A HISTORY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA BETWEEN THE WARS by Patrick Crowhurst ( 9781780763439 )

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Title:

A HISTORY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA BETWEEN THE WARS
FROM VERSAILLES TO HITLER'S INVASION

By:

Patrick Crowhurst

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Hardback

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1780763433

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9781780763439

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Publisher:

I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD.

Pub. date:

30 June, 2015

Series:

International Library of Twentieth Century History v. 56

Pages:

336

Description:

Following the defeat of Imperial Germany in World War I, the Great Powers created a new Czechoslovak state from the remnants of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The redrawing of Europe's territorial boundaries which was part of the Treaty of Versailles, pushed through by Britain's Lloyd George and France's Clemenceau, overrode the objections of the 2

Synopsis:

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.

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16 bw integrated, 3 maps

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