The Warsaw Rising of 1944 / Jan M. Ciechanowski
1975, Second Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #479660
ISBN: 0521202035
Physical description: xi, 332 p. : map ; 22 cm. Series: Soviet and East European studies. Contents: The big three and Poland: July 1943-July 1944. -- The genesis of the Polish resistance movement. -- Attempts to unify the Polish resistance movement. -- The Polish grand strategy, 1941-1943. -- The 'Tempest' plan. -- The London Poles and 'Tempest' -- The 'Tempest' east of Warsaw. -- The fate of Warsaw. -- Why Warsaw rose. -- Warsaw and the émigré leaders. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Poland. Resistance movement Poland Political history World War II, 1939-1945. Warsaw (Poland) History Uprising of 1944.
Price: €21.95