Contents: Eastern Europe: Caldron of Conflict -- The Balkan Powderkeg. The Birth of Independent Eastern Europe -- The 'Subject Nationalities' at War; The Balkan States at War; The 'Peace Settlement' in Eastern Europe; The 'Peace Settlements' Evaluated. Growing Pains, 1920-1929 -- General Problems Common to Eastern Europe; The Newly Created States; The Balkan Kingdoms. Toward the Abyss, 1929-1939 -- The Great Depression; States Specifically Targeted for Conquest by Hitler; The Yugoslav Case; The Pro-Axis States; The Albanian Exception. Journey's End: World War II, 1939-1945 -- The 'Victim States'; The Axis Allies. Epilogue. Index.