Review
`He has used entirely new or previously little-known documentary sources and let them speak for themselves. When Zeman allows his judgement to intrude it is almost always measured, sound and convincing. this is a readable, intelligent and hugely informative biography of an important if highly unattractive personality.' Richard Crampton, Central Europe Review 22/11/99
Product Description
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.
