Sean Lester, Poland and the Nazi takeover of Danzig
By: Paul McNamara.
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780716529682; 9780716529699
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
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Danzig : from Hanseatic Port to Free City, 997-1920; title: 'The British period' and the fallout from Locarno, 1920-1929; title: The rise of the NSDAP in Danzig and the growth of Gdynia, 1930-1934; title: British and Polish appeasement : an overview, 1925-1938; title: Lester's appointment as high commissioner; title: Lester's arrival in Danzig and the realignment of Polish foreign policy; title: Election fever in the Free City; title: The political fallout from the 1935 elections; title: Financial crisis in Danzig, political crisis in Geneva; title: Bombshell; title: The calm before the storm; title: The Leipzig incident; title: Poland as League mediator; title: Diplomatic efforts intensify; title: The political fallout from Lester's 'resignation'; title: The final humiliation of the League in Danzig; title: Conclusion.