Looks at the history of the borders in the Czech Republic as a result of political, territorial, and economic disputes, and discusses the Velvet Revolution.

The Munich agreement -- Early Czech history -- A nationalist revival -- The Czechs and World War I -- The Czechoslovak Republic -- The Second Republic and Nazi rule -- The Third Republic and communist autocracy -- Reform on the path to the Prague Spring -- Restoration of a repressive state -- The Velvet Revolution and its aftermath.