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P. E. Caquet

    P. E. Caquet
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    The Orient, the Liberal Movement, and the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41
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    The bell of treason: the 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia
    • On returning from Germany on 30 September 1938 after his agreement with Hitler on the carve-up of Czechoslovakia, Neville Chamberlain spoke to the crowds at 10 Downing Street: My good friends ... I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Go home and get a nice quiet sleep. Winston Churchill commented dryly: We have chosen shame and will get war. Pierre Caquet's history of the events leading to the Munich Agreement and its aftermath is told for the first time from the point of view of the peoples of Czechoslovakia and the many Germans and others (including Thomas Mann) who had taken refuge there from the Nazis. Basing his account on countless previously unexamined sources including the press, memoirs, private journals, military plans, parliamentary records, film and radio, Pierre Caquet presents the familiar tale of one of the most shameful episodes in modern European history in a tragic new shape.

      The bell of treason: the 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia
    • Opium's Orphans

      The 200-Year History of the War on Drugs

      • 440pages
      • 16 heures de lecture
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      The history of drug prohibition and the war on drugs is explored, revealing its origins in China rather than the commonly assumed Western contexts. The narrative emphasizes that drug suppression arose from historical accidents rather than deliberate planning. As the book examines the impact of this global anti-narcotics order, it questions the effectiveness of the war on drugs in light of rising opioid deaths and cartel violence, advocating for a reevaluation of current policies and approaches to drug regulation.

      Opium's Orphans
    • This book focuses on the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41, closely examining the first instance of coordinated Western intervention in the Middle East during the modern era. Readers can explore topics such as how culture, domestic politics, and ideology shaped diplomacy in this landmark crisis, and the importance role played by religion - including, alongside mainstream Christianity, the Protestant Zionist movement. Highly informative and fully researched, this book suggests that the Eastern Crisis - and its associated diplomatic and military efforts - marked the first of many modern-era attempts to “improve” the region by moulding it in a Western image, providing scholars with a new perspective on this period of history.

      The Orient, the Liberal Movement, and the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41
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      • 280pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
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      V roce 1938 se Československo podvolilo tlaku Velké Británie a Francie, aby postoupilo pohraniční území nacistickému Německu, což se stalo osudovou předehrou druhé světové války. Když Neville Chamberlain po dohodě s Hitlerem prohlásil, že přináší „mír pro naši dobu“, Winston Churchill varoval, že zvolení hanby povede k válce. Politika appeasementu tehdy dominovala, přičemž mnozí politici si uvědomovali nebezpečí, které hrozilo. Chamberlainova slova o „kopání zákopů kvůli sporům ve vzdálené zemi“ vystihují tehdejší myšlení. Současný britský historik přináší nový pohled na tyto události, čerpající z dosud nevyužitých zdrojů, jako jsou československé noviny, vzpomínky pamětníků, soukromé deníky, vojenské plány a vládní záznamy. Autor dochází k překvapivým závěrům, například že německá vojenská síla v roce 1938 nebyla větší než síla československé a francouzské armády. Tato analýza ukazuje, jak složité a mnohovrstevnaté byly politické a vojenské okolnosti doby, a jaké důsledky měly rozhodnutí tehdejších vůdců na budoucnost Evropy.

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