Katyn 1940

By Eugenia Maresch

Subjects: United states, foreign relations, soviet union, Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States, Great britain, foreign relations, soviet union, Foreign relations, World war, 1939-1945, Katyn Massacre, Katynʹ, Russia, 1940, Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain, Katyn forest massacre, 1940, Soviet union, foreign relations, great britain, Soviet union, foreign relations, united states, United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union, Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union

Description: The mass murder of 22,000 Poles by the Soviet NKVD at Katyn is one of the most shocking events of the Second World War and its political implications are still being felt today. This book draws on intelligence reports, witness statements, memoranda, and briefing papers of diplomats who dealt with the Katyn massacre.