The "Weekend Crisis" of May 1938: Analyzing an Unsolved Mystery in Czechoslovakia-Nazi Germany Relations - Couverture souple

Setton, Guy

 
9780595346172: The "Weekend Crisis" of May 1938: Analyzing an Unsolved Mystery in Czechoslovakia-Nazi Germany Relations
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595346170 ISBN 13 : 9780595346172
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

The "Weekend Crisis" during May 1938 presents a classic case-study in the strategy pre-emption. Czechoslovak intelligence was convinced that Hitler was on the verge of ordering the invasion of their country four months before the infamous Munich Conference. In response, President Eduard Benes ordered reservists to man the frontiers expecting war. The Nazi offensive never came. Did Hitler really plan to attack Prague in May 1938?Today, the lessons of the "Weekend Crisis" are all the more important. Following 9/11 the United States adopted a strategy of national defence based on pre-emption already applied in Iraq despite significant global opposition. The threat of terrorism combined with weapons of mass destruction means that Washington cannot risk waiting again to be attacked. It must strike first when a potentially catastrophic threat has been identified. Yet, what standard must our leaders apply when identifying and profiling such a threat?The "Weekend Crisis" of May 1938: Analyzing an Unsolved Mystery in Czechoslovakia-Nazi Germany Relations attempts to answer precisely that question by evaluating the decision-making of Benes. Was the Czechoslovak leader simply suffering from "bad nerves" when he ordered the reserve call-up?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The "Weekend Crisis" during May 1938 presents a classic case-study in the strategy pre-emption. Czechoslovak intelligence was convinced that Hitler was on the verge of ordering the invasion of their country four months before the infamous Munich Conference. In response, President Eduard Benes ordered reservists to man the frontiers expecting war. The Nazi offensive never came. Did Hitler really plan to attack Prague in May 1938?Today, the lessons of the "Weekend Crisis" are all the more important. Following 9/11 the United States adopted a strategy of national defence based on pre-emption already applied in Iraq despite significant global opposition. The threat of terrorism combined with weapons of mass destruction means that Washington cannot risk waiting again to be attacked. It must strike first when a potentially catastrophic threat has been identified. Yet, what standard must our leaders apply when identifying and profiling such a threat?The "Weekend Crisis" of May 1938: Analyzing an Unsolved Mystery in Czechoslovakia-Nazi Germany Relations attempts to answer precisely that question by evaluating the decision-making of Benes. Was the Czechoslovak leader simply suffering from "bad nerves" when he ordered the reserve call-up?

Biographie de l'auteur

Guy Setton has an MA in International History from the London School of Economics and a BA in International History from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Guy was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and today he lives nearby Jerusalem.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595346170
ISBN 13 
9780595346172
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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