ALICE MASARYKOVÁ AND THE CZECHOSLOVAK RED CROSS ABROAD Cover Image

Alice Masaryková a Československý Červený kříž v zahraničí
ALICE MASARYKOVÁ AND THE CZECHOSLOVAK RED CROSS ABROAD

A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE ORGANISATION’S HISTORY AND ACTIVITIES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Author(s): Radovan Lovčí
Subject(s): WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Red Cross; Czechoslovakia; exile; legal continuity; provisional system of government; social work; symbolism; war

Summary/Abstract: This study is focused on the organisational precursors, form, structure and areas of operation of the Czechoslovak Red Cross abroad, the multifaceted role of Dr. Alice Masaryková and certain other prominent figures in its ranks, and a comparison of the wartime and pre-war conditions of the Czechoslovak Red Cross.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-77
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Czech