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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowhurst, Patrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Czechoslovakia--History--1918-1938.

Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia--Politics and government--1918-1938.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780755618590

0755618599

9780857726926

0857726927

OCLC:

964358682