- Summary
- "Twenty years ago, Allen Paul wrote the first post-communist account of one of the greatest but least-known tragedies of the 20th century: Stalin's annihilation of Poland's officer corps and massive deportation of so-called "bourgeoisie elements" to Siberia. Today, these brutal events are symbolized by one word, Katyn - a crime that still bitterly divides Poles and Russians. Paul's richly updated account covers Russian attempts to recant their admission of guilt for the murders in Katyn Forest and includes recently translated documents from Russian military archives, eyewitness accounts of two perpetrators, and secret official minutes published here for the first time that confirm that U.S. government cover-up of the crime continued long after the war ended." "Paul's narrative recreates what daily life was like for three Polish families amid momentous events of World War II - from the treacherous Nazi-Soviet invasion in 1939 to a rigged election in 1947 that sealed Poland's doom. At the heart of the drama is the Poles' uncommon belief in "victory in defeat" - that their struggles made them strong and that freedom and independence, inevitably, would be regained."--BOOK JACKET.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Paul, Allen (M. Allen), 1939-
- Published
- DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2010]
©2010
- Locale
- Poland
Russia (Federation)
Katynʹ
Pologne
Katyn
- Edition
- Northern Illinois University Press updated paperback edition
- Contents
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Prologue
The interlude
Hitler's command
A failed escape
Case White
Capture
Diabolical schemes
Camp life
House calls
The liquidations
Trains to the East
The remnant
Life on the steppes
Bad-faith agreements
Crumbling hopes
Exodus
Wolf's find
The rupture
Death knell
The whitewash
Clandestine designs
Moments of truth
The Allies' blind eye
Rescue
Echoes of O'Malley
The quest for truth
Epilogue
Appendix: Katynʹ Forest execution order
Chronology.
- Notes
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"Originally published in 1991 by Charles Scribner's Sons"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- The interlude -- Hitler's command -- A failed escape -- Case White -- Capture -- Diabolical schemes -- Camp life -- House calls -- The liquidations -- Trains to the East -- The remnant -- Life on the steppes -- Bad-faith agreements -- Crumbling hopes -- Exodus -- Wolf's find -- The rupture -- Death knell -- The whitewash -- Clandestine designs -- Moments of truth -- The Allies' blind eye -- Rescue -- Echoes of O'Malley -- The quest for truth -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Katynʹ Forest execution order -- Chronology.
