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Author:

Mueggenberg, Brent, 1980- author.

Title:

The Czecho-Slovak struggle for independence, 1914-1920 / Brent Mueggenberg.

Publisher:

McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

vii, 322 pages ; 26 cm

Subject:

Czechoslovakia--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Czechoslovakia--Politics and government.
National liberation movements--Czechoslovakia--History--20th century.
Nationalism--Czechoslovakia--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Czechoslovakia.
World War, 1914-1918--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Terms, abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction: A brawl at Chelyabinsk -- In the shadow of White Mountain -- On the eve of the storm -- Contriving for a new Europe -- The Slavophile challenge -- Deliverance at Zborov -- Prague on the brink -- The rise of the Czecho-Slovak legions in the West -- Between Cossacks and commissars -- The Russian muddle -- War across an iron ribbon -- A new Eastern Front -- The men of October 28th -- The Siberian Vend©ıe -- White Mountain redressed -- Exodus from a white hell -- The legacy of independence.

Summary:

"The calamity of World War I spawned dozens of liberation movements among ethnic and religious groups throughout the world. Of this array of peoples aspiring toward self-determination, none were more successful in realizing that goal than the Czechs and Slovaks"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786496258 (softcover : alkaline paper)
9780786496259 (softcover : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881440661

LCCN:

2014027045

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)