Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Poland, a historical atlas Poland, a historical atlas Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski 1 atlas (321 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm. OL10688875W
In the Polish secret war In the Polish secret war Marian S. Mazgaj "Born in Poland 1923, Marian Mazgaj was just a teenager when Germany invaded his country and launched Poland into the combat of World War II. Although he was too young to join the army, within a few … OL13614603W
The Polish renaissance in its European context The Polish renaissance in its European context Samuel Fiszman xxviii, 478 p., 1 leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. OL16046053W
Kaia, heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising Kaia, heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising tells the story of one woman, whose life encompasses a century of Polish history. Full of tragic and compelling experiences such as life in Siberia, Warsaw bef… OL16362512W
The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics Robert M. Citino This study provides a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the interwar German army as a fighting organization. The book describes in detail the process by which the Reichswehr attempted the … OL1814698W
The devil's chain The devil's chain Keely Stauter-Halsted "In the half-century before Poland's long-awaited political independence in 1918, anxiety surrounding the country's burgeoning sex industry fueled nearly constant public debate. The Devil's Chain is … OL19356294W
Three tearless histories Three tearless histories Erich Hackl 212 pages ; 20 cm OL20048240W
The Oxford history of Poland-Lithuania The Oxford history of Poland-Lithuania Robert I. Frost The history of eastern Europe is dominated by the story of the rise of the Russian empire, yet Russia only emerged as a major power after 1700. For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was … OL20853549W
Eyewitness to Genocide Eyewitness to Genocide Michael Bryant xii, 312 pages ; 24 cm OL21796348W
Auschwitz Auschwitz Andrew Rawson The camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau were an important part of the Nazis' final solution to the Jewish question. Over one million people were murdered in its gas chambers and tens of thousands of prisoner… OL26412385W
Them Them Teresa Toranska 384 p. ; 24 cm OL273196W
Man in the middle Man in the middle Witold Sagajllo On the first of September 1939 forty-five German divisions supported by 15,000 aircraft attacked Poland and two weeks later, under the terms of the Nazi - Soviet agreement, the Russians occupied east… OL5192339W
The Lost Childhood The Lost Childhood Yehuda Nir Describes six years in the life of a daring and resourceful Polish Jewish boy and his family, who survived the Holocaust by using false papers and posing as Catholics. OL550451W
Nation in the Village Nation in the Village Keely Stauter-Halsted,Keely Stauter-Halsted "How do peasants come to think of themselves as members of a nation? The widely accepted argument is that national sentiment originates among intellectuals or urban middle classes, then trickles down… OL8382684W