James Ramon Felak, "After Hitler, Before Stalin: Catholics, Communists, and Democrats in Slovakia, 1945-1948 " English | ISBN: 0822943743 | 2009 | 272 pages | PDF | 949 KBAfter Hitler, Before Stalin examines the crucial postwar period in Slovakia, following Nazi occupation and ending with the Communist coup of February1948. Centering his work around the major political role of the Catholic Church and its leaders, James Ramon Felak offers a fascinating study of the interrelationship of Slovak Catholics, Democrats, and Communists. He provides an in-depth examination of Communist policies toward Catholics and their strategies to court Catholic voters, and he...