Hitler před branami – Junek Václav (2013)

'HITLER PŘED BRANAMI' is a book that not everyone will like. It will be rejected primarily by those who still resist understanding and accepting the eight hundred years of Czech-German coexistence in one country realistically, without all the prejudices and the accumulated ballast surrounding this significant historical topic. This unique literary document in Czech bibliography emphasizes the uprising of Germans in Bohemia and Moravia in 1938 and their path to it, but it also sets the record straight by exposing nearly a millennium-long national conflict. Logically and inevitably escalating to the undeniable end of the Czech Germans after 1945. It also questions which of the two nationalities ultimately faced greater misfortune. The facts presented in the book, discoveries of new connections, and the resulting conclusions are offered clearly, comprehensively, and with a completely contemporary objective perspective. Serious readers interested in the indicated historical topic will also appreciate the rich factual information, necessary apparatus, and an extensive collection of period photographs, maps, and visual documents. 'HITLER PŘED BRANAMI' is part of a loose thematic trilogy along with the titles 'DRUHÁ REPUBLIKA – NULTÁ HODINA' and 'HITLER v ČECHÁCH'. After 'BETONOVÉ ILUZI', there is...