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The Prague Spring And The Warsaw Pact Invasion Of Czechoslovakia 1968
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Author : M. Mark Stolarik
language : en
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Release Date : 2010
The Prague Spring And The Warsaw Pact Invasion Of Czechoslovakia 1968 written by M. Mark Stolarik and has been published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Essays and comments presented at an international conference held at University of Ottawa, Oct. 9-10, 2008.
The Prague Spring 1968
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Author : Jarom¡r Navr til
language : en
Publisher: Central European University Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
The Prague Spring 1968 written by Jarom¡r Navr til and has been published by Central European University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Political Science categories.
"In addition to revealing the events surrounding the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, this is the first book to document a Cold War crisis from both sides of the Iron Curtain. It is based on unprecedented access to the previously closed archives of each member of the Warsaw Pact, as well as once highly classified American documents from the National Security Council, CIA, and other intelligence agencies." "Presented in a highly readable volume, the book offers top-level documents from Kremlin Politburo meetings, multilateral sessions of the Warsaw Pact leading up to the decision to invade, transcripts of KGB-recorded telephone conversations between Leonid Brezhnev and Alexander Dubcek." "To provide a historical and political context, the editors have prepared essays to introduce each section of the volume. A chronology, glossary and bibliography offer further background information for the reader." "The editors have a unique perspective to offer to foreign audiences since they are members of the commission appointed by Vaclav Havel to investigate the events of 1967-1970."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Prague Spring And The Warsaw Pact Invasion Of Czechoslovakia In 1968
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Author : Günter Bischof
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010
The Prague Spring And The Warsaw Pact Invasion Of Czechoslovakia In 1968 written by Günter Bischof and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
On August 20, 1968, tens of thousands of Soviet and East European ground and air forces moved into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country in an attempt to end the "Prague Spring" reforms and restore an orthodox Communist regime. The leader of the Soviet Communist Party, Leonid Brezhnev, was initially reluctant to use military force and tired to pressure his counterpart in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubccaron;ek, to crack down. But during the summer of 1968, after several months of careful deliberations, the Soviet Politburo finally decided that military force was the only option left. A large invading force of Soviet, Polish, Hungarian and Bulgarian troops received final orders to move into Czechoslovakia; within twenty-four hours they had established complete military control of Czechoslovakia, bringing and end to hopes for "socialism with a human face."
The Prague Spring 1968
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Author : Jaromir Navratíl
language : en
Publisher: Central European University Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
The Prague Spring 1968 written by Jaromir Navratíl and has been published by Central European University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with History categories.
This is the first ever documented account of a Cold War crisis as seen from both sides of the Iron Curtain. Based on unprecedented access to the previously closed archives of each member-state of the Warsaw Pact, this book offers a unique look at a deeply divisive intra-bloc crisis. Presented in a highly readable form, the book offers top-level documents from Kremlin Politburo meetings, multi-lateral sessions of the Warsaw Pact leading up to the decision to invade, and even transcriptions of KGB-recorded phone conversations between Leonid Brezhnev and Alexander Dubcek. Once highly classified American documents from the National Security Council, CIA, and other relevant agencies acquired through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act have also been included. In order to provide a historical and political context, the editors have included an introductory essay for each section of the volume. A chronology, glossary, and bibliography offer further background information for the reader. As members of the commission appointed by Václav Havel to investigate the events of 1967-1970, the editors have a unique Czech-Slovak perspective to offer to foreign audiences.
Prague Spring Prague Fall
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Author : Miklós Kun
language : en
Publisher: Akademiai Kiads
Release Date : 1999
Prague Spring Prague Fall written by Miklós Kun and has been published by Akademiai Kiads this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Mikls Kun spent nearly a decade researching the blank spots of the Prague Spring of 1968. The interviewees, who were on opposite sides of the barricade, reveal many secrets. Their stories are indispensable to the reconstruction process of what actually happened in Czechoslovakia in 1968. In the introduction of each interview, Kun confronts the results of historical research with the personal accounts of the interviews.
The Prague Spring And Its Aftermath
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Author : Kieran Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-09-08
The Prague Spring And Its Aftermath written by Kieran Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-08 with History categories.
The Prague Spring of 1968 was among the most important episodes in post-war European politics. In this book Kieran Williams analyses the attempt at reform socialism under Alexander Dubcek using materials and sources which have become available in the wake of the 1989 revolution. Drawing on declassified documents from party archives, the author readdresses important questions surrounding the Prague Spring: Why did liberalization occur? What was it intended to achieve? Why did the Soviet Union intervene with force? What was the political outcome of the invasion? What part did the reformers play in ending the experiment in reform socialism? What was the role of the security police under Dubcek? The book will provide new information for specialists as well as introductory analysis and narrative for students of East European politics and history and Soviet foreign policy.
Eastern Europe In 1968
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Author : Kevin McDermott
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-29
Eastern Europe In 1968 written by Kevin McDermott and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-29 with History categories.
This collection of thirteen essays examines reactions in Eastern Europe to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Countries covered include the Soviet Union and specific Soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldavia, the Baltic States), together with two chapters on Czechoslovakia and one each on East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia and Albania. The individual contributions explain why most of these communist regimes opposed Alexander Dubček’s reforms and supported the Soviet-led military intervention in August 1968, and why some stood apart. They also explore public reactions in Eastern Europe to the events of 1968, including instances of popular opposition to the crushing of the Prague Spring, expressions of loyalty to Soviet-style socialism, and cases of indifference or uncertainty. Among the many complex legacies of the East European ‘1968’ was the development of new ways of thinking about regional identity, state borders, de-Stalinisation and the burdens of the past.
Prague Spring 1968
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Author : Ruth Tosek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Prague Spring 1968 written by Ruth Tosek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Czechoslovakia categories.
This text takes a documented look at a Cold War crisis from the other side of the Iron Curtain. The brutal suppression of the Prague Spring shattered hopes for reform throughout Eastern Europe for nearly 20 years.
Prague Spring 1968
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Author : Phil Carradice
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-01-30
Prague Spring 1968 written by Phil Carradice and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-30 with History categories.
A historian’s overview of Czechoslovakia’s Alexander Dubček, the Prague Spring of 1968, and the Warsaw Pact Invasion. Cold War nadir: January 1968 and in Czechoslovakia, the new Communist Party leader, Alexander Dubcek, has made it clear that this is the opportunity to loosen the Soviet stranglehold on the country. As the Prague winter slowly eases into a Prague spring, it really does seem as if Dubček has judged it right. Reforms in oppressive censorship laws, improved housing, a lessening of totalitarian oppression, Dubček promises and delivers on it all. The new regime in Czechoslovakia does seek to destroy communism but it does want to choose its own political destiny. And then, on the night of 20/21 August, the Prague Spring is crushed by the Warsaw Pact invasion: 200,000 Communist troops, mostly Soviet but also Polish and East German, flood the country. The resulting protests and rallies against the invasion, mostly by young people, are violent and bloody. Hundreds die in clashes; self-immolation, in public and before the eyes of the world, brings home the horror and the depth of feeling in the Czech people. It is the end of the Prague Spring, the reformation of Czechoslovakia having ended in ruins. But despite the brutal crushing of Czech hopes and dreams, the events of 1968 lay the foundations for future change. It will take another two decades but it is, ultimately, where the unraveling of the Communist bloc begins.
1968
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Author : Petr Pithart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
1968 written by Petr Pithart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
A political insider during Prague's spring of 1968, Dr. Petr Pithart amassed detailed information on the processes which led to the famed event, as well as its fall. Pithart's book is a critical and open analysis on the causes of the failure: the underestimation of the international context, the mistreating of the Slovak question, and the ambiguous relationship between the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and society at large. Pithart places the events which occurred, and behavior by locals, intellectuals and politicians, into a wider social, political, and cultural context. Of particular interest is a critical evaluation of modern Czech political culture. Pithart's book is without a doubt one of the major publications on Central European politics during Communism. A political scientist by training, and signatory to the once-famous Charter 77, Pithart has not only followed the course of recovery in Czech democracy, but also served as one of its leaders. He was a member of the first, independent, post-communist Czechoslovak Parliament in 1990, and served as its prime minister from 1990 to 1992. He is currently the speaker of the Czech Senate.