In the Shadow of Munich
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In the Shadow of Munich

British Policy towards Czechoslovakia from the Endorsement to the Renunciation of the Munich Agreement (1938-1942)

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In the Shadow of Munich

British Policy towards Czechoslovakia from the Endorsement to the Renunciation of the Munich Agreement (1938-1942)

About this book

In September 1938, the major powers of Europe convened in Munich to discuss the future of Czechoslovakia in light of territorial demands made by Adolf Hitler. The ensuing agreement signed by Germany, France, Great Britain, and Italy authorized the German takeover of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Just four years later, however, the British government declared the Munich Agreement void and thus having no influence whatsoever on the future settlements of this region.
With In the Shadow of Munich, Smetana brings a fresh perspective to an often misunderstood epoch of European history. Drawing on his extensive research in British and Czech government archives, as well as numerous diaries and memoirs from the period, Smetana aims to dispel frequent myths and stereotypes that have long influenced interpretations of British and Czech relations immediately before and during World War II. A unique and provocative work, In the Shadow of Munich is essential for scholars of Slavic, Central, and East European studies.
 

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. British foreign policy and Czechoslovakia before Munich 1938 (Historical introduction)
  5. Britain and the crumbling of Czechoslovakia (30 September 1938 – 15 March 1939)
  6. Towards the outbreak of war (15 March – 3 September 1939)
  7. British attitudes towards the development of Czechoslovak political representation in exile (October
  8. The other life of Munich and the ‘unbearable lightness’ of provisional status (July 1940 – July 1941
  9. Planning for the future while looking to the past (1940–1942)
  10. General conclusions
  11. Bibliography
  12. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
  13. Index