Runciman Mission to Czechoslovakia 1938 - Prelude to Munich

Zusatztext " . . . an invaluable resource." - Alan Sharp! Journal of Modern History Informationen zum Autor PAUL VYSNY is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He is author of Neo-Slavism and the Czechs, 1898-1914 Klappentext Lord Runciman's mediation in Central Europe provides a sharp insight into British policy on the eve of the Second World War. Without clear objectives - other than to avoid war - his mission did little more than pressure Czechoslovakia for concessions. Runciman was manipulated into that position by Sudeten German separatists and also by those in Britain who sought to secure a rapprochement with Germany. The Mission's pursuit of that objective led directly to Chamberlain's fateful flying visits to Hitler. Zusammenfassung Lord Runciman's mediation in Central Europe provides a sharp insight into British policy on the eve of the Second World War. Without clear objectives - other than to avoid war - his mission did little more than pressure Czechoslovakia for concessions. Runciman was manipulated into that position by Sudeten German separatists and also by those in Britain who sought to secure a rapprochement with Germany. The Mission's pursuit of that objective led directly to Chamberlain's fateful flying visits to Hitler. Inhaltsverzeichnis Maps Preface A Quarrel in a Far-Away Country Avoiding a Commitment Seeking a Solution Choosing a Mediator Deadlock in Prague The Mission Takes Shape Adrift in Central Europe A Glimmer of Hope Anxiety in London Mounting Despair Turning the Screw The Last Resort The Collapse of Mediation The Reckoning Conclusion Appendix 1: The Runciman Report Appendix 2: Ashton-Gwatkin's Parodies Bibliography Index

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• Authors: P Vysny, P. Vysny, Paul Vysny
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2003
• EAN: 9780333731369
• ISBN: 978-0-333-73136-9
• No. of pages: 386
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