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

by Guy Setton

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595346170
• ISBN13: 9780595346172
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"