European coasts of Bohemia : : negotiating the Danube-Oder-Elbe canal in a troubled twentieth century / / Jiři Janáč.

• Superior document: Technology and European history series ; 9
• VerfasserIn: Janáč, Jiří, 1978-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Technology and European history series ; 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).
• Other title: Introduction --; Mittel-Europeanization on waterways --; Canal as artery for Nazi expansion --; Linking the Soviet Volga ; not the Rhine! --; Mastering three seas --; Conclusion.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9048518121
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jiři Janáč.

The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal promised to create an integrated waterway system across Europe, linking Black Sea ports to Atlantic markets and giving landlocked Czech nation its own connections to the ocean. The fascinating history of this never-completed project, 'European Coasts of Bohemia' tells the story of the experts who confronted and contributed to different and often conflicting geopolitical visions of Europe. Jirí Janác shows how the canal-backers adapted themselves to various political developments, such as the break-up of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the integration into the Soviet Bloc, while still managing to keep the canal project alive.