IV. Sikorski's Russian Gambit

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Preface xi
5. Note on Geographical Terms xv
6. Part One. The Historical Setting
7. I. Introduction 3
8. II. The Burden of History 13
9. Part Two. Program and Promise
10. III. The Unlikely Iconoclast 37
11. IV. Sikorski's Russian Gambit 46
12. V. Toward a New Central Europe 66
13. VI. The Eastern Boundary: Encounter with Necessity 119
14. VII. Synthesis: The Precarious Balance 137
15. Part Three. Agony and Aftermath
16. VIII. Setting for Disaster 147
17. IX. Retreat from Rapprochement 199
18. X. Boundary Politics: East versus West 245
19. XI. The Consequences of Failure 315
20. Epilogue. Sikorski: Realist or Visionary? 351
21. Bibliographical Essay 359
22. Selected Bibliography 368
23. Index 379