Halting the Revolution: Poland and the “Miracle at the Vistula”
Journal: Digital Commons - IWU (Illinois Wesleyan University)
Year: 2015

This paper is principally concerned with explaining the causes, course, and outcome of the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. It provides a background of the reasoning behind both camps’ geo-political motivations leading up to the conflict. Although the background of the conflict is largely explored by this paper, some basic understanding of the situation is assumed. The paper goes on to describe the major events of the conflict and its results, with a strong emphasis on the Battle of Warsaw. Final