Physical Description
xxxi, 733 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents
Definitions of Poland and the Polish
Guide to Polish Pronunciation
The Rebirth of Poland
Polish Foreign Policy, 1920-1939
The September 1939 Campaign
The German and Soviet Occupation of Poland to June 1941
Exile in the Soviet Union
Escape from the Soviet Union
Poland's Contribution to the Allied War Effort, 1940-1943
Polish Non-combatants Outside Poland, 1939-1945
The Dark Years : Occupied Poland, 1941-1943
The Holocaust, 1941-1943
Sikorski's Diplomacy, 1941-1943
Threats to the Standing of the Polish Government-in-Exile and the Polish Underground Authorities
The Polish Dilemma : The Retreat of the Germans and the Advance of the Red Army
Poland : The Inconvenient Ally
Fighting under British Command, 1943-1945
The End of the War
The Aftermath of the War
The Final Chapter
Appendix 1: Order of Battle of the Polish Army, 1939-1945
Appendix 2: Principal Polish Personalities.
ISBN
9780674068148
0674068149 (cloth : alkaline paper)
Notes
"First published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Books ... 2012"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Definitions of Poland and the Polish -- Guide to Polish Pronunciation -- The Rebirth of Poland -- Polish Foreign Policy, 1920-1939 -- The September 1939 Campaign -- The German and Soviet Occupation of Poland to June 1941 -- Exile in the Soviet Union -- Escape from the Soviet Union -- Poland's Contribution to the Allied War Effort, 1940-1943 -- Polish Non-combatants Outside Poland, 1939-1945 -- The Dark Years : Occupied Poland, 1941-1943 -- The Holocaust, 1941-1943 -- Sikorski's Diplomacy, 1941-1943 -- Threats to the Standing of the Polish Government-in-Exile and the Polish Underground Authorities -- The Polish Dilemma : The Retreat of the Germans and the Advance of the Red Army -- Poland : The Inconvenient Ally -- Fighting under British Command, 1943-1945 -- The End of the War -- The Aftermath of the War -- The Final Chapter -- Appendix 1: Order of Battle of the Polish Army, 1939-1945 -- Appendix 2: Principal Polish Personalities.
