The Resource Warsaw 1944 : the fateful uprising, Alexandra Richie
Warsaw 1944 : the fateful uprising, Alexandra Richie
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- Summary
- In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days--and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves." Warsaw 1944" tells the story of this brave, and errant calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 738 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Byelorussian prelude
- To the very gates of Warsaw
- Ostpolitik
- Reistance
- The uprising begins
- 'Himmler has won'
- The massacre in Wola
- The fate of Ochota
- 'Mountains of corpses'
- Hitler's war against the old town
- The Allies, Hitler, and the Battle for Czerniaków
- The end game
- Isbn
- 9780007180417
- Label
- Warsaw 1944 : the fateful uprising
- Title
- Warsaw 1944
- Title remainder
- the fateful uprising
- Statement of responsibility
- Alexandra Richie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days--and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves." Warsaw 1944" tells the story of this brave, and errant calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes.--
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- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Richie, Alexandra
- Dewey number
- 943.8053-M
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1939-1945
- Poland
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Label
- Warsaw 1944 : the fateful uprising, Alexandra Richie
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-715) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Byelorussian prelude -- To the very gates of Warsaw -- Ostpolitik -- Reistance -- The uprising begins -- 'Himmler has won' -- The massacre in Wola -- The fate of Ochota -- 'Mountains of corpses' -- Hitler's war against the old town -- The Allies, Hitler, and the Battle for Czerniaków -- The end game
- Control code
- ocn853505605
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 738 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780007180417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)853505605
- Label
- Warsaw 1944 : the fateful uprising, Alexandra Richie
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-715) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Byelorussian prelude -- To the very gates of Warsaw -- Ostpolitik -- Reistance -- The uprising begins -- 'Himmler has won' -- The massacre in Wola -- The fate of Ochota -- 'Mountains of corpses' -- Hitler's war against the old town -- The Allies, Hitler, and the Battle for Czerniaków -- The end game
- Control code
- ocn853505605
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 738 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780007180417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)853505605
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