Alice Masaryková a Československý Červený kříž v zahraničí. Stručný nástin dějin a aktivit této organizace v době druhé světové války

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.

Keywords

• red cross
• czechoslovakia
• exile
• legal continuity
• provisional system of government
• social work
• symbolism
• war