author
Vladimir Nosek
1895–1964
A Czech diplomat and publicist, he wrote vivid English-language accounts of the Czecho-Slovak struggle for independence during and just after World War I. His work brings together politics, journalism, and firsthand advocacy from a crucial moment in Central European history.
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Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty
by Vladimir Nosek
About the author
Born in 1895, he became known as a Czech diplomat, journalist, and publicist who took part in the Czechoslovak independence movement. Sources from Czech diplomatic archives describe him as a participant in the resistance effort and note that after 1934 he lived mostly in Brazil.
He studied in Prague and later in Great Britain, where he also worked as a journalist. During the war years and their aftermath, he published English-language works explaining the Czecho-Slovak cause to an international audience, including Great Britain's New Allies—The Czecho-Slovaks and Independent Bohemia: An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty.
His writing is especially valuable for readers interested in how Czechoslovakia presented its case to the world in real time. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1964, leaving behind works that connect diplomacy, national history, and political witness.