Forest brothers : the account of an anti-Soviet Lithuanian freedom fighter, 1944-1948 /
Forest brothers : the account of an anti-Soviet Lithuanian freedom fighter, 1944-1948 /
"An autobigraphical account of the armed resistance movement against the Soviet Union which took place between 1944-1956. Published in English for the first time in unabridged form, Lukša's memoir remains one of the few reliable eye-witness accounts of the "Invisible Front" ......
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Lithuanian |
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Budapest ; New York :
Central European University Press,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "An autobigraphical account of the armed resistance movement against the Soviet Union which took place between 1944-1956. Published in English for the first time in unabridged form, Lukša's memoir remains one of the few reliable eye-witness accounts of the "Invisible Front" ... At its zenith 28,000 guerilla fighters participated in battles and skirmishes throughout Lithuania, Lukša being one of the leaders ... His account, written during 1948-1950 while he was living in hiding in Paris, describes in vivid scenes and dialogue the daily struggles of the resistance. Juozas Lukša ... [was] also known by code name Daumantas or Skirmantas"--Publisher's description |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 411 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781441679062 1441679065 1283248212 9781283248211 9786613248213 6613248215 9789633863541 9633863546 |