The bell of treason : the 1938 Munich agreement in Czechoslovakia
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Published
New York : Other Press, 2018.
Status
Columbia Pike - Adult Nonfiction
940.53112 CAQUE
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940.53112 CAQUE
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Published
New York : Other Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Profile Books"--Title verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-274) and index.
Description
"Drawing on a wealth of previously unexamined material, this staggering account sheds new light on the responsibility of England and France for the dire consequences of this landmark agreement. On returning from Germany on 30 September 1938 after his agreement with Hitler on the carve-up of Czechoslovakia, Neville Chamberlain addressed the British crowds: "My good friends ... I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Go home and get a nice quiet sleep." Winston Churchill commented: "You have chosen dishonor and you will have war." P.E. Caquet's history of the events leading to the Munich Agreement and its aftermath is told for the first time from the point of view of the peoples of Czechoslovakia. Basing his account on countless previously unexamined sources, including Czechoslovakian press, memoirs, private journals, military plans, parliamentary records, film and radio, Caquet presents one of the most shameful episodes in modern European history in a tragic new shape. The result is a nail-biting story of diplomatic intrigue, perhaps the nearest thing to a morality play that history ever furnishes. The Czechoslovakian authorities were Cassandras in their own country, the only ones who could see Hitler's threat for what it was, and appeasement as the disaster it proved to be. In Caquet's devastating account, their doomed struggle against extinction and the complacency of their notional allies finally gets the memorial it deserves"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
France -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Germans -- Czech Republic -- Sudetenland -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- France.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Munich Four-Power Agreement -- (1938)
Sudetenland (Czech Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
France -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Germans -- Czech Republic -- Sudetenland -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- France.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
Munich Four-Power Agreement -- (1938)
Sudetenland (Czech Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Caquet, P. E. (2018). The bell of treason: the 1938 Munich agreement in Czechoslovakia . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caquet, P. E.. 2018. The Bell of Treason: The 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caquet, P. E.. The Bell of Treason: The 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia Other Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Caquet, P. E.. The Bell of Treason: The 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia Other Press, 2018.
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