1939 : : the year that changed everything in Lithuania's history / / Šarūnas Liekis.

• Superior document: On the boundary of two worlds: identity, freedom and moral imagination in the Baltics, 20
• Author: Liekis, Šarūnas, 1969-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam ;, New York, NY : : Rodopi,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: On the Boundary of Two Worlds 20.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 386 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

"This gripping and well-documented account of the history of the town of Vilnius and its surrounding region from the Polish ultimatum of March 1938, which forced Lithuania to open diplomatic relations with Poland, to the incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union in June 1940 is set against the evolution of Lithuania's relations with her neighbours during this crucial period. It is a major contribution to the outbreak of war in September 1939 and the subsequent evolution of Nazi Soviet relations. Prof. Liekis presents a remarkable history based on archival sources never before utilized in any English-language study. In revealing the geopolitical, ideological, economic, social and ethnic dimensions of an immense tragedy in the heart of Europe, the author provides a new perspective on the unraveling of a society and nation during the initial days of World War II as prelude to the most violent period in European history."--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Šarūnas Liekis -- INTRODUCTION / Šarūnas Liekis -- HISTORIOGRAPHY / Šarūnas Liekis -- THE INTERWAR LITHUANIAN REPUBLIC: BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT / Šarūnas Liekis -- A DEVELOPING CRISIS / Šarūnas Liekis -- A NEW FOCUS / Šarūnas Liekis -- THE POLISH AND JEWISH QUESTIONS AND THE NEW AUTHORITIES / Šarūnas Liekis -- THE END OF THE REPUBLIC / Šarūnas Liekis -- ENDNOTES / Šarūnas Liekis -- REFERENCES / Šarūnas Liekis -- INDEX / Šarūnas Liekis.