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This book, first published in 1969, discusses objectively the
tragic wartime position of Poland, having both the Nazis and
Soviets as enemies - the war opened with the country being invaded
by both. The book examines the work of the Polish underground army
(Home Army) and its cooperation with SOE in providing intelligence
of German movements - plans for attacking the Soviet Union, and
experiments with V2 rockets. It also gives special attention to the
Warsaw Rising and the political and military problems connected
with it.
This book, first published in 1969, discusses objectively the
tragic wartime position of Poland, having both the Nazis and
Soviets as enemies - the war opened with the country being invaded
by both. The book examines the work of the Polish underground army
(Home Army) and its cooperation with SOE in providing intelligence
of German movements - plans for attacking the Soviet Union, and
experiments with V2 rockets. It also gives special attention to the
Warsaw Rising and the political and military problems connected
with it.
"The definitive study of the topic." --Prof. Antony Polonsky,
Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies, Brandeis University, and
Chief Historian, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The
incredible story of underground resistance among the prisoners at
the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. When the Germans opened
Auschwitz in June 1940, it was a concentration camp for political
prisoners, who were told on arrival that they would live no longer
than three months--expanding two years later to also become a death
camp for Jews. Underground resistance appeared at Auschwitz very
quickly, spearheaded in 1940 by one of the bravest men ever to
live, Polish army officer Captain Witold Pilecki. Jozef Garlinski
traces the evolution and operations of the principal resistance
organizations among the prisoners (including communist as well as
non-communist groups). He delves into the relationships among these
groups, as well as their relationships with the various political
and multinational factions in the prisoner population, including
both male and female, and with the underground outside the camp. He
describes their efforts against the brutal SS men and informers. In
parallel, he documents the growth and evolution of Auschwitz
itself, and the horrors of the industrialized death factory for
Jews created by the Germans. First published in English in 1975,
but out of print for decades, this seminal book is now being
released in a new 2nd edition with more than 200 photos and maps,
and a new introduction by Prof. Antony Polonsky, Emeritus Professor
of Holocaust Studies, Brandeis University, and Chief Historian,
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. . Garlinski, a member
of the Polish underground during WWII, was himself a prisoner at
Auschwitz.With more than 200 photos and maps, five Appendices,
extensive Bibliography and detailed Indexes.
List of Maps and Illustrations - List of Abbreviations - Preface -
Introduction - The Outbreak of War - The September Campaign in
Poland - The Partition of Poland - The Underground under German and
Soviet Occupation - Polish Government and Army in France - The
Church - The Collapse of France: The Polish Government in London -
The Rebuilding of the Polish Army in Great Britain: The Polish Air
Force - The German Attack on USSR and the Uneasy Polish Alliance
with Russia - The Polish Underground State - Further War
Developments and Polish Participation - The Polish Army in Russia
and its Evacuation - The Plight of the Polish Jews - The Polish
Army in the Middle East and Crisis in London - Polish Communists in
USSR - Underground Fight in Poland, Arrest of General Rowecki:
Death of General Sikorski - Difficulties with Communists:
'Tempest', Teheran - Second Polish Corps in Italy, Other Polish
Formations - New Developments in Poland, Monte Cassino, Falaise:
'Tempest' - 'Tempest', Communists' Manifesto, attempt on Hitler's
Life, Italy, 'Bridges' - The Warsaw Uprising - Polish Units in
further Combat; Conference in Moscow - The Last Soviet Offensive:
Dissolution of the Home Army, Yalta - Conference in San Francisco,
Provisional Government of National Unity, The Testament of Fighting
Poland, End of the War - Notes - Bibliography - Index
"The definitive study of the topic." --Prof. Antony Polonsky,
Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies, Brandeis University, and
Chief Historian, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The
incredible story of underground resistance among the prisoners at
the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. When the Germans opened
Auschwitz in June 1940, it was a concentration camp for political
prisoners, who were told on arrival that they would live no longer
than three months--expanding two years later to also become a death
camp for Jews. Underground resistance appeared at Auschwitz very
quickly, spearheaded in 1940 by one of the bravest men ever to
live, Polish army officer Captain Witold Pilecki. Jozef Garlinski
traces the evolution and operations of the principal resistance
organizations among the prisoners (including communist as well as
non-communist groups). He delves into the relationships among these
groups, as well as their relationships with the various political
and multinational factions in the prisoner population, including
both male and female, and with the underground outside the camp. He
describes their efforts against the brutal SS men and informers. In
parallel, he documents the growth and evolution of Auschwitz
itself, and the horrors of the industrialized death factory for
Jews created by the Germans. First published in English in 1975,
but out of print for decades, this seminal book is now being
released in a new 2nd edition with more than 200 photos and maps,
and a new introduction by Prof. Antony Polonsky. Garlinski, a
member of the Polish underground during WWII, was himself a
prisoner at Auschwitz.With more than 200 photos and maps, five
Appendices, extensive Bibliography and detailed Indexes.
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