Yale Russian and East European Publications
How national rivalry led to dictatorship and the division of Europe.
Contents:
Introduction: From the Habsburgs to the Soviet Russians
Part One: The Tragedy of Nationalism:
1. The Lost Peace
2. Federalist Failures
3. The Nazi Challenge
4. Czechs and Hungarians
5. Appeasement of Hitler
6. Munich: Hopes and Lessons
7. From Munich to Moscow
Part Two: The Triumph of Tyranny:
8. German Hegemony
9. Federalist Interlude
10. Partition of Europe
11. Churchill's Bargain
12. Yalta: Hopes and Lessons
13. Stalin's Triumph
14. From Potsdam to Prague
15. Benesh and the Russians
Part Three: The Aftermath -- Eastern Europe since 1948
Epilogue One: The Unfinished Struggle for Independence
Epilogue Two: Cold War Becomes Dïtente
Notes
Index
"Never has the reviewer read a more objective account of events that have occurred in Central Europe over the past sixty years..." (Polish Review)
