- Description
- 1 online resource (262 pages) : Illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Summary
- "When a devastated Belgium emerged from World War I, some of its leaders had high hopes that the upcoming negotiations would enable achievement of a long-cherished goal: annexing parts of the Netherlands lost in the final 1839 settlement which had established the country. Belgium's strong historical and military arguments were bolstered by its courageous Great War image. Yet the Dutch proved ready and able to launch an energetic counterattack which ultimately stymied the Belgian campaign. This book explains why and how this happened, and demonstrates that small states are active participants in their own destinies, not just spectators or victims"--Publisher description.
- Series Statement
- History of warfare, 1385-7827; volume 113
- Uniform Title
- Small Countries in a Big Power World (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Small Countries in a Big Power World (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Far away neighbors -- A nation and an idea -- The Low Countries and the Great War to 1916 -- The Low Countries and the Great War, 1916-1918 -- Crisis and opportunity, 1918-1919 -- Versailles : the offensive begins -- Versailles : the counteroffensive -- Victory and defeat -- Postscript -- Meanings.
- LCCN
- 2016041858
- OCLC
- ssj0001748131
- Author
Tuyll van Serooskerken, Hubert P. van.
- Title
Small Countries in a Big Power World [electronic resource] : The Belgian-Dutch Conflict at Versailles, 1919 / By Hubert P. van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
- Series
History of warfare, 1385-7827; volume 113
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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