The Warsaw Uprising of 1944
By: Wlodzimierz Borodziej, translated by Barbara Harshav.
Publisher: Wisconsin Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw.; Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Uprising, 1944.
Description: "Wlodzimierz Borodziej presents an evenhanded account of what is commonly considered the darkest chapter in Polish history during World War II. In only sixty-three days, the Germans razed Warsaw to the ground and 200,000 people, mostly civilians, lost their lives. The result - a heroic and historically pivotal turning point - meant that the Poles would lose both their capital and an entire generation." "Borodziej's account is the first one on the subject to include the scholarly findings of the past two decades, and his insights contribute to an understanding of the momentous nature of this event."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Occupation and resistance; title: The "Polish Question," 1939-1944; title: Planning the uprising and first attempt of transition; title: The dress rehearsal: Lvov, Lublin, Vilnius; title: On the way to the decision: July 20-31, 1944; title: Attack and mass murder; title: Refusal from Moscow; title: German counteroffensive and battle for the Old City; title: In the shadow of the Old City: Center, Mokotów, and Zoliborz in August; title: September: struggle for surrender; title: The civilian population; title: Epilogue.