hckošice 13,258 Posted October 28, 2018 #2841 Share Posted October 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: @hckosice I remember reading a book about the Czechoslovak President during the Second World War, and how he struggled to gain his countries freedom and his governments recognition. I don’t remember the name of the book, but it was fascinating read. I have no idea which book you meant, but during WWII Czechoslovakia did not existed, since 1938 after the sadly known "Munich agreement (here called: Munich betrayal) between Nazi Germany, Italy, GB and France" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement Czechoslovakia was dissolved, with the Czech part becoming the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and Slovakia became shamefully a cleric-fascist Hitler´s puppet Republic, after the end of the war both parts were thankfully reunited again in new Czechoslovakia. So I guess you meant Edvard Beneš ? the president before and after WWII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Beneš Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted October 28, 2018 #2842 Share Posted October 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, hckosice said: I have no idea which book you meant, but during WWII Czechoslovakia did not existed, since 1938 after the sadly known "Munich agreement (here called: Munich betrayal) between Nazi Germany, Italy, GB and France" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement Czechoslovakia was dissolved, with the Czech part becoming the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and Slovakia became shamefully a cleric-fascist Hitler´s puppet Republic, after the end of the war both parts were thankfully reunited again in new Czechoslovakia. So I guess you meant Edvard Beneš ? the president before and after WWII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Beneš I don’t remember much about the book, but it was about the ruler in exiles government in London. Which as in historian knows London was because the head of all real European governments at the time. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,258 Posted October 28, 2018 #2843 Share Posted October 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I don’t remember much about the book, but it was about the ruler in exiles government in London. Which as in historian knows London was because the head of all real European governments at the time. So it was about Beneš then, he was the "president" of the Czechoslovak government in exile in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted October 28, 2018 #2844 Share Posted October 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, hckosice said: So it was about Beneš then, he was the "president" of the Czechoslovak government in exile in London Yes, it was a great read to. That man loved his country and tried hard to keep it democratic. hckošice 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,258 Posted October 28, 2018 #2845 Share Posted October 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yes, it was a great read to. That man loved his country and tried hard to keep it democratic. The guy was also really quite massively unlucky, he was two time president and both attempts ended by his resignations, first because of WWII and second because of Communist coup (that second subsequently costs his life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted October 28, 2018 #2846 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I’m looking to get into Olympic collecting, but what do you guys think are things most worth collecting? Pins, collectibles, posters? “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,564 Posted October 28, 2018 #2847 Share Posted October 28, 2018 the highest statuate in the world built in India 182 m 'sardar vallabhai' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,564 Posted October 29, 2018 #2848 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said: I’m looking to get into Olympic collecting, but what do you guys think are things most worth collecting? Pins, collectibles, posters? Mascots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolby 712 Posted October 29, 2018 #2849 Share Posted October 29, 2018 8 hours ago, bestmen said: the highest statuate in the world built in India 182 m 'sardar vallabhai' Statue of Unity is dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first Home Minister of independent India. At the time of independence, apart from British occupied territories, we also had a large number of kingdoms (small and large). Sardar Patel as Home Minister integrated them all to form the present boundaries of Republic of India. Statue of Unity will be unveiled on 31st October, birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. hckošice and Prashanth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted October 29, 2018 #2850 Share Posted October 29, 2018 9 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: I’m looking to get into Olympic collecting, but what do you guys think are things most worth collecting? Pins, collectibles, posters? Medals. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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