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Prague in Black: Nazi Rule and Czech Nationalism
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Author Chad Bryant
GenreHistory
Publication date
2007

Prague in Black: Nazi Rule and Czech Nationalism (2007) is a book by the American historian Chad Bryant about how Czech nationalism developed in the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during World War II.

Reception

The book received mostly favorable reviews. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

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