The Soviets, the Munich Crisis, and the coming of World War II

The Soviets, the Munich Crisis, and the coming of World War II /

"The Munich crisis is everywhere acknowledged as the prelude to World War II. If Hitler had been stopped at Munich, then World War II as we know it could not have happened. The subject has been thoroughly studied in British, French, and German documents, and consequently we know that the weakne...

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Main Author: Ragsdale, Hugh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004
Subjects:
Munich Four-Power Agreement > (1938)
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union > Diplomatic history.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Diplomatic history.
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The nature of the problem
  • I: Background of the Munich crisis
  • The shaky foundations of collective security: Moscow, Paris, London
  • Soviet-Romanian relations I: 1934-1938
  • Soviet-Romanian relations II: summer 1938
  • II: Foreground: Climax of the crisis
  • East awaiting west: Berchtesgaden to Godesberg
  • The Red Army mobilizes
  • Dénouement
  • III: Conclusion
  • What the Red Army actually did
  • What the Red Army might feasibly have done
  • Epilogue
  • Assessment of Soviet intentions
  • Appendices: 1. Pertinent paragraphs of the League of Nations covenant; 2. Franco-Soviet and Czechoslovak-Soviet pacts: excerpts.

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