Exile in London

Titel: Exile in London : the experience of Czechoslovakia and the other occupied nations, 1939-1945 / Vít Smetana, Kathleen Geaney (eds.)
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Ausgabe: First English edition
Veröffentlicht: Prague : Charles University, Karolinum Press, 2017
Umfang: 307 Seiten
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 8024637014 ; 9788024637013 ; 9788024637327
  • Introduction
  • p. 7
  • I
  • The Existence and Challenges Faced by the Exile Governments in London
  • p. 11
  • Limited Influence: the British and the Governments-in-Exile of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
  • p. 12
  • Belgium in Exile: The Experience of the Second World War
  • p. 20
  • A Cold Shower in International Reality: Redefining the Dutch International Position 1940-1945
  • p. 32
  • Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Polish Government-in-Exile's Position with Its Allies and in Poland, 1940-1945
  • p. 50
  • From Re-Emergence to Uncertainties: The Changing Position of Czechoslovakia in London throughout the Second World War
  • p. 59
  • The Factors Shaping the International Political Status and the Foreign Policy of the Czechoslovak Authorities in Exile, 1939-1945
  • p. 72
  • Polish and Czechoslovak Governments-in-Exile (and the Impact of Soviet Foreign Policy) in Russian Historiography
  • p. 84
  • II
  • The Armed Forces of the Occupied Countries and their Political Significance
  • p. 93
  • Together into Battle: The Armies in Exile: Considerable Value or "a Drop in the Ocean"?
  • p. 94
  • The Yugoslav Armed Forces in Exile: From the Yugoslav Royal Guard Battalion to the Overseas Brigades
  • p. 111
  • "The Most Difficult Country": Some Practical Considerations on British Support for Clandestine Operations in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War
  • p. 122
  • III
  • Preparing in Exile a Post-War Solution of the Minorities Question
  • p. 133
  • Was There an Alternative to the "Transfer" of German Minorities from Czechoslovakia and Poland during the 1939-1944
  • Discussions on Post-War Europe by the Governments-in-Exile?
  • p. 134
  • Citizenship and Property Rights of "Our Germans": The Development between 1943 and 1945 of the Legal Status of Germans in Post-War Czechoslovakia
  • p. 160
  • The Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile and the Legacy of Population Transfers: An Analysis of the English Language Discourse
  • p. 167
  • The End of the International Protection of Minorities under the Auspices of the League of Nations
  • p. 191
  • IV
  • Propaganda and Education in War-Time Britain
  • p. 199
  • Bruce Lockhart, British Political Warfare and Occupied Europe
  • p. 200
  • "Anything that is dear to their hearts": Czechoslovak History and Culture in the London Broadcasts, 1939-1945
  • p. 218
  • Walking on Egg-Shells: The Czechoslovak Exiles and Anti-Semitism in Occupied Europe during the Second World War
  • p. 227
  • Truth Conquers... Political Pamphlets of the Czech and Slovak Opposition versus Edvard Bene¿ and the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile
  • p. 255
  • Looking for French, Anglophile or Soviet Inspiration? The Diplomatic Struggle for the Post-war Orientation of Czechoslovak Education and Culture
  • p. 276
  • About the Contributors and Editors
  • p. 290
  • Index
  • p. 297