Poland's place in Europe : General Sikorski and the origin of the Oder-Neisse line, 1939-1943 /

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The author explores a variety of questions related to General Sikorski's policies, such as his effort to maintain an independent Polish Arms' in the Soviet Union. Drawing on extensive British, American, and Polish archives, her work describes the defeat of a radical solution to the perenni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Terry, Sarah Meiklejohn, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1983]
Subjects:
Sikorski, Władysław, > 1881-1943.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Territorial questions > Poland.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Questions territoriales > Pologne.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
War > Territorial questions
Oder-Neisse Line (Germany and Poland)
Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945.
Oder-Neisse, Ligne (Allemagne et Pologne)
Pologne > Histoire > 1939-1945 (Occupation)
Europe > Oder-Neisse Line.
Poland.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Note on Geographical Terms
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Burden of History
  • III. The Unlikely Iconoclast
  • IV. Sikorski's Russian Gambit
  • V. Toward a New Central Europe
  • VI. The Eastern Boundary: Encounter with Necessity
  • VII. Synthesis: The Precarious Balance
  • VIII. Setting for Disaster
  • IX. Retreat from Rapprochement
  • X. Boundary Politics: East versus West
  • XI. The Consequences of Failure
  • Epilogue. Sikorski: Realist or Visionary?
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.

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