{"product_id":"44-days-in-prague-the-runciman-mission-and-the-race-to-save-europe-hardcover","title":"44 Days in Prague: The Runciman Mission and the Race to Save Europe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Shukman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering that her grandmother had pro-German sympathies, Ann Shukman resolved to investigate her grandfather Walter Runciman's 1938 Mission to Prague. This government-sponsored British delegation sought to broker peace between the Czechoslovak republic and its Sudeten German minority--a dispute that Hitler was aggravating with virulent anti-Czech propaganda and threats of invasion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing fresh evidence from personal diaries, private papers and Czech publications, \u003cem\u003e44 Days in Prague\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the misunderstandings and official ignorance that provoked a calamitous series of betrayals. It reveals that, while Walter Runciman always supported Czechoslovakia's integrity, his wife Hilda--whose role became crucial--publicly favored the German cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a moving portrayal of Walter's declining influence as tensions mounted, from the couple's efforts to court a divided old aristocracy at glittering social occasions, to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's fatal undermining of the Mission, in his abrupt decision to negotiate directly with Hitler. Shukman's vivid narrative combines personal insight with meticulous research to shine new light on this pivotal yet tragic episode of European history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Shukman graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Cambridge and gained her doctorate in Russian Literary Theory from the University of Oxford. She has lectured in Russian Language and Literature at the University of Birmingham and Keele University, and tutored at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53446506938675,"sku":"9780197786352","price":59.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/44-days-in-prague-the-runciman-mission-and-the-race-to-save-europe-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}