| The Polish Underground Army, the Western Allies, and the Failure of Strategic Unity in World War II Contributor(s): Peszke, Michael Alfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786445882 ISBN-13: 9780786445882 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Poland was the first country to stand up to Germany in 1939, and maintained an underground army during the years of World War II. The underground army was organized in occupied Poland in October 1939 and worked until April 1945, hoping to establish a legitimate authority in post-war Poland while liberating territory with the aid of Polish Forces from the west. This military history covers the attempts of General Wladyslaw Sikorski and his successor (General Kazimierz Sosnkowski) to integrate the Polish forces into Western strategy, and trying to have their clandestine forces (the Armia Krajowa) declared an allied combatant and legitimized by the Western powers before the eyes of both Germans and Soviets who sought Polands destruction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| LCCN: 2004022362 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.01 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This military history covers the attempts of General Wladyslaw Sikorski and his successor (General Kazimierz Sosnkowski) to integrate Polish forces into Western strategy, and to have their clandestine forces declared an allied combatant. It addresses such topics as Poland's part in the Norwegian and French campaigns, the Battle of Britain, Polish intelligence services, Polish radio communications, the Polish Parachute Brigade, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Bomber Offensive, the Katyn graves, Polish air crews in the RAF Transport Command, the Tehran Conference, Polish Wings in the 2nd Tactical Air Force, the Bardsea Plan, the invasion of Normandy, the Pierwsza Pancera, the Warsaw Uprising, Operation Freston, the disbanding of the Polish Home Army, and the Yalta Conference. |