Transfer of the Sudeten Germans - A Study of Czech-German Relations 19331962

Originally published in 1964, this is a scholarly study of the transfer of the German minority from Czechoslovakia after World War II. To fully understand the transfer, one must trace the history of its antecedents and the book does this by discussing the significance of three decades of German-Czech relations. The introduction outlines the geo-economic and social factors which underlie the heart of the story. Part 1 begins in the pre-1914 period. It was in the Austrian part of the Habsburg Empire that the main tenets of National Socialism were elaborated prior to World War I. The Nazi use of German minorities as the spearhead of a drive for hegemony was a brutal variation of an old theme. The major topics which run throughout Parts 2 & 3 are the consolidation of Nazism in the former Czechoslovakia, the fall the Czechoslovak Republic and the rise of Czech resistance against the process of Germanization. The book also discusses the Czech resistance movement in some depth. In the section Other Sources, the author has included letters and interviews which enabled him to utilize the statements and views of living political figures and authorities.

List of contents

Introduction: Economic and Social Foundations of the German-Czech Problem Part 1: Historical Background 1. Czechoslovakia and Her Germans 2. Forces of German Nationalism Part 2: The Rise of Nazism in Czechoslovakia 3. The Foundation of the Henlein Party 4. Preparations 5. Munich 6. The Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia Part 3: Decisive Years 7. The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the Forces of Germanization 8. Terror and Resistance 9. The Czechoslovak Political Movement Abroad and the Preparations for International Recognition of the Republic 10. The End of the War Part 4: The Transfer 11. From Chaos to Order 12. Potsdam and the Organized Transfer 13. The Final Balance Sheet 14. Present Prospects and Perils.

Product details

• Authors: Radomir Luza, Radomír Luža
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781041202486
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4120248-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Eastern Europe, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Modern warfare, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Czechoslovakia, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Refugees;Forced expulsion;Czech Republic;Nazism