Czechoslovakia - Brief Histories Author:Maria Dowling This is an engaging and straightforward history of a country whose birth and death were nearly coincident with those of the twentieth century itself. Czechoslovakia has often had an exceptional place in European and world history, yet the 'whole' story, beyond the notorious episodes of 1938, 1948, and 1968, and the happier one of 1989, is not al... more »ways well known. As the first history of the country throughout the full term of its existence, Czechoslovakia will claim the interest of all those interested in central and eastern European history.« less