M. B. B. Biskupski

War and Diplomacy in East and West (eBook, PDF)

A Biography of Józef Retinger

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The New York Times said of Józef Hieronim Retinger that he was on intimate terms with most leading statesmen of the Western World, including presidents of the United States. He has been repeatedly acknowledged as one of the principle architects of the movement for European unity after the Second World War, and one of the outstanding creative political influences of the post war period. This book draws on a broad range of international archives to analyse his life and legacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315437644
• Artikelnr.: 48416317

Autorenporträt

M. B. B. Biskupski holds the S. A. Blejwas Endowed Chair in Polish History at Central Connecticut State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1 The Formative Years, 1888-1914
2 The World War, 1914-1918
3 From Europe to Mexico
4 "I got religion"
5 The War Begins
6 First Steps towards Federation: the Czech Frustration
7 A Wider Federation
8 Retinger and Polish-Soviet Relations
9 The Collapse of Poland's International Position
10 Retinger's Most Controversial Episode: the Mission to Poland, 1944
11 "In twenty years Europe will be united, together with Poland." Retinger
and the Federal Movement in European History
12 Retinger and the Building of a United Europe
13 The Congress of Europe, 1948
14 The Bilderbergs
15 Conclusions
Bibliography