Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig
| Titel: | Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig / Paul McNamara |
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Veröffentlicht: | Dublin [u.a.] : Irish Acad. Pr., 2009 |
| Umfang: | XV, 255 S. : Ill., Kt. ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| ISBN: | 9780716529682 ; 9780716529699 |
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| Rezension/en: | --Aox--Prażmowska, Anita --Aox--Stachura, Peter D.. McNamara, Paul. Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig. - Dublin {[u.a.] : Irish Acad. Pr.. - 2009 [Rezension], 2009 |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
Introduction -- Danzig : from Hanseatic Port to Free City, 997-1920 -- 'The British period' and the fallout from Locarno, 1920-1929 -- The rise of the NSDAP in Danzig and the growth of Gdynia, 1930-1934 -- British and Polish appeasement : an overview, 1925-1938 -- Lester's appointment as high commissioner -- Lester's arrival in Danzig and the realignment of Polish foreign policy -- Election fever in the Free City -- The political fallout from the 1935 elections -- Financial crisis in Danzig, political crisis in Geneva -- Bombshell -- The calm before the storm -- The Leipzig incident -- Poland as League mediator -- Diplomatic efforts intensify -- The political fallout from Lester's 'resignation' -- The final humiliation of the League in Danzig -- Conclusion |
