Days of adversity : the Warsaw uprising 1944 /

"This work is a re-examination of the decisions regarding the 1944 Warsaw Uprising made by the leadership of the underground Polish Army, as well as the questionable attitudes of senior Polish commanders in exile in London. The questions raised are, was the uprising necessary and why was it so...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGilvray, Evan, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Solihull, West Midlands : Helion & Company, 2016.
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Warsaw.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Pologne > Varsovie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Atrocités.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Atrocities.
Warsaw (Poland) > History > Uprising, 1944.
Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945.
Varsovie (Pologne) > Histoire > 1944 (Insurrection)
Pologne > Histoire > 1939-1945 (Occupation)
Poland.
Poland > Warsaw.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Polish Underground State
  • 2. Why the Rising?
  • 3. The Military Aspect
  • 4. A Declining Situation
  • 5. The Battle for Aerial Support
  • 6. The Polish Achilles' Heel
  • 7. Civilians: The Ladies of the Warsaw Uprising
  • 8. Warsaw Abandoned and the Consequences of Failure.

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