Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig /

Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNamara, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dublin ; Portland, Or. : Irish Academic Press, c2009.
Subjects:
Lester, Sean, > 1888-1959.
League of Nations > Poland > Gdańsk > 20th century.
Nazis > Poland > Gdańsk.
Diplomats > Ireland > Biography.
Gdańsk (Poland) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Poland > History > 1918-1945.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Danzig : from Hanseatic Port to Free City, 997-1920
  • 'The British period' and the fallout from Locarno, 1920-1929
  • The rise of the NSDAP in Danzig and the growth of Gdynia, 1930-1934
  • British and Polish appeasement : an overview, 1925-1938
  • Lester's appointment as high commissioner
  • Lester's arrival in Danzig and the realignment of Polish foreign policy
  • Election fever in the Free City
  • The political fallout from the 1935 elections
  • Financial crisis in Danzig, political crisis in Geneva
  • Bombshell
  • The calm before the storm
  • The Leipzig incident
  • Poland as League mediator
  • Diplomatic efforts intensify
  • The political fallout from Lester's 'resignation'
  • The final humiliation of the League in Danzig
  • Conclusion.

Similar Items