Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 463 g
August Torma, soldier, diplomat, spy
Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 463 g
Reihe: On the Boundary of Two Worlds
ISBN: 978-90-420-3313-9
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
David J Smith and John Hiden: Foreword: August Torma and the importance of small states
Introduction
The making of an “officer-diplomat” (1895–1930)
First World War and British intervention
Estonian military representative in Kaunas
Head of Foreign Ministry’s political department
Estonian relations with Russia
Estonian-Russian prisoner and spy exchanges
Estonia on the fringes of Europe (1931–1939)
Difficulties in Baltic cooperation
Estonian minister in London
Estonia in crisis (1939–1940)
Estonian-Russian mutual assistance pact
Russian-Finnish war and Estonian neutrality
Soviet occupation begins on 17 June 1940
Keep calm and carry on (1940–1944)
The question of an Estonian government
Baltic envoys demoted
Campaign for a fair deal for small nations
Maintaining the London legation (1944–1971)
Estonian refugees
Britain accords partial recognition to Soviet annexation
The London legation’s financial problems
The KGB identifies Torma as a British agent
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index