The Warsaw Rising of 1944 - Brossura

Ciechanowski, Jan M.

 
9780521894418: The Warsaw Rising of 1944

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This book is a revised version of the Polish edition published in 1971.

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Descrizione del libro

This book is a revised version of the Polish edition published in 1971. It is based primarily on unpublished Polish contemporary documents and on interviews with highly placed participants in, and witnesses of, the Warsaw Rising. It provides a definitive account of why the Rising took place and is an extremely important contribution to the history of the Second World War.

Contenuti

Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Map; 1. The big three and Poland: July 1943–July 1944; 2. The genesis of the Polish resistance movement; 3. Attempts to unify the Polish resistance movement; 4. The Polish grand strategy, 1941–1943; 5. The 'Tempest' plan; 6. The London poles and 'Tempest'; 7. The 'Tempest' east of Warsaw; 8. The fate of Warsaw; 9. Why Warsaw rose; 10. Warsaw and the Émigré leaders; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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9780521202039: The Warsaw Rising of 1944

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521202035 ISBN 13:  9780521202039
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1974
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