This survey of Czech and Slovak history traces the development of two neighboring peoples through the creation of a common Czechoslovakian state in 1918 to the founding of the independent Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993 and beyond.
• Brief biographical sketches of many noteworthy Czechs and Slovaks through the ages
• A chronology of key events in Czech and Slovak history from prehistory to the present day
• A bibliographical essay on significant general works and historical monographs regarding Czech and Slovak history