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

Author/creator Mueggenberg, Brent, 1980-
Format Book
PublicationJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Descriptionvii, 322 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects
National liberation movements--Czechoslovakia. --History. --20th century.
Nationalism--Czechoslovakia. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Czechoslovakia.
World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
Czechoslovakia--History. --Autonomy and independence movements.
Czechoslovakia--Politics and government.

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 Vendøe -- White Mountain redressed -- Exodus from a white hell -- The legacy of independence.
Scope and content "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index.
LCCN 2014027045
ISBN9780786496259 (softcover : alkaline paper)
ISBN0786496258 (softcover : alkaline paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DB2178.7 .M84 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold