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The Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 /

The essays of a dozen leading European and American Cold War historians analyze the 'Prague Spring' and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in light of new documentary evidence from the archives of two dozen countries and explain what happened behind the scenes. They also reassess t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bischof, Günter, 1953-, Karner, Stefan, 1952-, Ruggenthaler, Peter, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
Series:Harvard Cold War studies book series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The essays of a dozen leading European and American Cold War historians analyze the 'Prague Spring' and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in light of new documentary evidence from the archives of two dozen countries and explain what happened behind the scenes. They also reassess the weak response of the United States and consider whether Washington might have given a 'green light, ' if only inadvertently, to the Soviet Union prior to the invasion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 510 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739143063
0739143069
9786612479267
6612479264
0739143050
9780739143056