The Weekend Crisis during May 1938 presents a classic case-study in
the strategy pre-emption. Czechoslovak intelligence was convinced
that Hitler was on the verge of ordering the invasion of their
country four months before the infamous Munich Conference. In
response, President Eduard Benes ordered reservists to man the
frontiers expecting war. The Nazi offensive never came. Did Hitler
really plan to attack Prague in May 1938? Today, the lessons of the
Weekend Crisis are all the more important. Following 9/11 the
United States adopted a strategy of national defence based on
pre-emption already applied in Iraq despite significant global
opposition. The threat of terrorism combined with weapons of mass
destruction means that Washington cannot risk waiting again to be
attacked. It must strike first when a potentially catastrophic
threat has been identified. Yet, what standard must our leaders
apply when identifying and profiling such a threat? The Weekend
Crisis of May 1938: Analyzing an Unsolved Mystery in
Czechoslovakia-Nazi Germany Relations attempts to answer precisely
that question by evaluating the decision-making of Benes. ordered
the reserve call-up?
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