The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and the rise of the Czechoslovak state

Jan Opočenský's book The Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the Rise of the Czechoslovak State (1928) examines the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I and the subsequent emergence of Czechoslovakia as an independent nation. The author analyzes the political, diplomatic, and social factors leading to the empire's collapse and highlights the role of Czech and Slovak national movements in establishing the new state. The book also discusses the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 and its early years, including foreign relations and internal political challenges.