Poland 1939 : the outbreak of World War II / Roger Moorhouse.
Poland 1939 : the outbreak of World War II / Roger Moorhouse.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2020.
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G 2020/4452
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxi, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: An unremarkable man -- "Westerplatte fights on" -- The tyranny of geography -- A frightful futility -- The temerity to resist -- "Poland is not yet lost" -- Of "liberators" and absent friends -- "Into the arms of death" -- Impenitent thieves -- "To end on a battlefield" -- Conclusion.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September...
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Poland 1939 : the outbreak of World War II / Roger Moorhouse.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-339) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4452
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74VKavo6g2od
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ISBN
0465095380
9780465095384
DDC
940.542138
MMS ID
991024357611402626
