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Poland 1939, the outbreak of World War II, Roger Moorhouse

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Poland 1939, the outbreak of World War II, Roger Moorhouse

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-384) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poland 1939

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1117642062

Responsibility statement

Roger Moorhouse

Sub title

the outbreak of World War II

Summary

"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland by land and by air, where they were soon joined by Stalin's army. In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse introduces the September Campaign as the triggering event of World War II and challenges the prevailing historical understanding of the start the war. The Polish campaign of 1939 is the least written-about and least understood campaign of World War II. Although many of the doctrines and practices that would feature so strongly throughout the war - the targeting of civilians, race war, Blitzkrieg, aerial bombing - would see their debut in Poland, the campaign is rarely given any real scrutiny. In his close examination of the often-overlooked September Campaign, Moorhouse explores the Anglo-French betrayal of Poland, when both Britain and France pledged to defend Poland but then did nothing of the sort (their inaction resulted in the slaughter of 16,000 Polish civilians)..."--, Provided by publisher

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Outbreak of World War II

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