The Life of Edvard Beneš, 1884-1948: Czechoslovakia in Peace and War

by Zbyněk A.B. Zeman, Antonín Klimek

This is the first biography of Edvard Benes, a key figure in the history of Czechoslovakia in the first three decades of its existence. The authors paint a colorful picture of his career, from helping Thomas Masaryk to found the state during the First World War through his tumultuous presidency during the Second World War to his death in the year Czechoslovakia became a Soviet satellite state.

293 pages, Hardcover

First published October 9, 1997