The Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Independence, 1914-1920
- Jefferson : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (331 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction: A Brawl at Chelyabinsk; 1. In the Shadow of White Mountain; 2. On the Eve of the Storm; 3. Contriving for a New Europe; 4. The Slavophile Challenge; 5. Deliverance at Zborov; 6. Prague on the Brink; 7. The Rise of the Czecho-Slovak Legions in the West; 8. Between Cossacks and Commissars; 9. The Russian Muddle; 10. War Across an Iron Ribbon; 11. A New Eastern Front; 12. The Men of October 28; 13. The Siberian Vendée; 14. White Mountain Redressed; 15. Exodus from a White Hell 16. The Legacy of IndependenceChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
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. From its humble beginning the Czecho-Slovak liberation movement grew into an impressive struggle that was waged from the capitals of Western Europe to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Its ranks included exile propagandists, war prisoners-turned-legionaries and conspirators inside Austria-Hungary. This book shows how these groups overcame.
9781476617626
National liberation movements--History--Czechoslovakia--20th century. Nationalism--History--Czechoslovakia--20th century. World War, 1914-1918--Czechoslovakia. World War, 1914-1918--Influence. Czechoslovakia. National liberation movements. Nationalism. World War, 1914-1918.