The last ambassador : : August Torma, soldier, diplomat, spy / / Tina Tamman.
Estonian ambassador August Torma had a protracted and unconventional relationship with the British Foreign Office. Appointed to the Court of St James’s in 1934, Torma lost his government in 1940 when the Soviet Union overran his country, but continued to live at the legation in London and visit the...
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| Superior document: | On the boundary of two worlds ; 29 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | On the boundary of two worlds ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- The making of an “officer-diplomat” (1895–1930)
- Estonia on the fringes of Europe (1931–1939)
- Estonia in crisis (1939–1940)
- Keep calm and carry on (1940–1944)
- Maintaining the London legation (1944–1971)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.