Lord Runciman's mediation in Central Europe provides a sharp insight into British policy on the eve of the Second World War. Without clear objectives - other than to avoid war - his mission did little more than pressure Czechoslovakia for concessions. Runciman was manipulated into that position by Sudeten German separatists and also by those in Britain who sought to secure a rapprochement with Germany. The Mission's pursuit of that objective led directly to Chamberlain's fateful flying visits to Hitler.
Lord Runciman's mediation in Central Europe provides a sharp insight into British policy on the eve of the Second World War. Without clear objectives - other than to avoid war - his mission did little more than pressure Czechoslovakia for concessions. Runciman was manipulated into that position by Sudeten German separatists and also by those in Britain who sought to secure a rapprochement with Germany. The Mission's pursuit of that objective led directly to Chamberlain's fateful flying visits to Hitler.
PAUL VYSNY is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He is author of Neo-Slavism and the Czechs, 1898-1914
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Maps Preface A Quarrel in a Far-Away Country Avoiding a Commitment Seeking a Solution Choosing a Mediator Deadlock in Prague The Mission Takes Shape Adrift in Central Europe A Glimmer of Hope Anxiety in London Mounting Despair Turning the Screw The Last Resort The Collapse of Mediation The Reckoning Conclusion Appendix 1: The Runciman Report Appendix 2: Ashton-Gwatkin's Parodies Bibliography Index
Maps Preface A Quarrel in a Far-Away Country Avoiding a Commitment Seeking a Solution Choosing a Mediator Deadlock in Prague The Mission Takes Shape Adrift in Central Europe A Glimmer of Hope Anxiety in London Mounting Despair Turning the Screw The Last Resort The Collapse of Mediation The Reckoning Conclusion Appendix 1: The Runciman Report Appendix 2: Ashton-Gwatkin's Parodies Bibliography Index
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