Axis Slovakia: Hitler's Slavic Wedge, 1938-1945Axis Europa Books, 2002 - Slovakia - 340 pages Germany's dictator, Adolf Hitler, carefully nurtured this idea of a Slavic wedge and Father Josef Tiso's small regime was but a tool of the Germans, meant to facilitate the Third Reich's conquest of other Slavic states. Hitler gave Slovakia little real independence, although the little central European state did its best to act autonomously. Slovakia's Armed Forces took part in the invasion of Poland, and briefly fought the Hungarians before participating in their largest and most dangerous endeavor- the invasion of the Soviet Union. The Slovak contribution in Russia included several divisions (one of them motorized) and lasted from 1941 - 1943. In 1944 a part of the Slovak Army rebelled against the Nazis and their uprising lasted from the end of August until late October 1944. In effect, this work covers the military and political history of the Slovak state quite thoroughly. It is, we believe, the most complete study on the subject. Book jacket. |
