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Rising '44

The Battle for Warsaw

by Norman Davies

ISBN: 0670032840
ISBN-13: 9780670032846
Format: Hardcover

Summary

British historian Norman Davies relates a horrifying and compelling episode of late-World War II history. The German army, in retreat from the Russians, slaughtered tens of thousands of Poles who had gathered in Warsaw to rise up against them. Russian troops, who could have aided the Poles, held back outside the city and observed the 10-day battle. Warsaw was soon after "liberated" by the Russians, and Poland fell behind the Iron Curtain. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.

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"[A] searing and honest account of the fate of Poland in a world war that began in the defence of Polish independence....This is a sober, thoughtful and thought-provoking account, and there is no one better qualified to present it than Davies."    -- Richard Overy

   -- Literary Review

"[A] prodigiously ambitious book....[A] magisterial work...."    -- Simon Sebag Montefiore

   -- New York Review of Books

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 2004
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 2.85 pounds
Pages: 784

Publisher's Notes

A detailed account of the August 1944 battle for control of Warsaw describes how the Polish Resistance mobilized to expel the Germans and discusses the tragic consequences of Stalin's halting of the Russian offensive, a move that cost the lives of thousands of Polish citizens and the destruction of the city.

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Paperback - Trans-Atlantic Pubns (2004) - from $16.02

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