Eastern Europe AndThe Origins of the Second World War The Making of the Twentieth Century |
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| Author:
| Prazmowska, Anita J. |
| Series title: | The Making of the 20th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-23353-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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In this challenging book Anita Prazmowska examines Eastern Europe's apparent political and military failures in the face of Nazi aggression from an Eastern European perspective. Until now, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and the Baltic States have generally been seen as powerless victims. Prazmowska suggests an alternative view, namely seeing them as states which had to grapple with complex economic, political, and military dilemmas. To many in the region British and French...
More DescriptionIn this challenging book Anita Prazmowska examines Eastern Europe's apparent political and military failures in the face of Nazi aggression from an Eastern European perspective. Until now, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and the Baltic States have generally been seen as powerless victims. Prazmowska suggests an alternative view, namely seeing them as states which had to grapple with complex economic, political, and military dilemmas. To many in the region British and French indifference was nearly as dangerous as German, Italian and Soviet interference.