WW2 THE HOME ARMY IN OCCUPIED POLAND ** complete photo chronicle

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WW2 THE HOME ARMY IN OCCUPIED POLAND
complete photo chronicle
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Author:
Stefan Starba Bałuk
Book Title:
The Home Army Photo Chronicle
Binding:
Hardback
Copyright:
1999
Pages:
640
Language:
Polish
Size:
9
.25" x 13.25" [23.50 cm x 33.50 cm]
A synopsis:
The Home Army was the dominant Polish resistance movement in Poland occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. It was formed in February 1942 from the ZwiÄ…zek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance). Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces. Its allegiance was to the Polish Government-in-Exile, and it constituted the armed wing of what became known as the "Polish Underground State". Estimates of the Home Army's 1944 strength range between 200,000 and 600,000, the most commonly cited number being 400,000. This last number would make the Home Army not only the largest Polish underground resistance movement but one of the three largest in Europe during World War II.[a] The Home Army was disbanded on 19 January 1945, after the Soviet Red Army had largely cleared Polish territory of German forces. The Home Army sabotaged German operations such as transports headed for the Eastern Front in the Soviet Union. It also fought several full-scale battles against the Germans, particularly in 1943 and in Operation Tempest in 1944. The Home Army, in support of the Soviet military effort, tied down substantial German forces and destroyed much-needed German supplies. The most widely known Home Army operation was the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. The partisans also defended Polish civilians against atrocities perpetrated by other military formations. Because the Home Army was loyal to the Polish Government-in-Exile, the Soviet Union saw it as an obstacle to a Soviet takeover of Poland. Consequently, over the course of the war, conflict grew between the Home Army and Soviet forces
, very richly illustrated volume in b/w pictures, maps, badges, documents.
This first printing edition is in good condition with visible signs of cover/spine usage,
a great addition to all military & history enthusiasts.
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What you see is what you'll get incl. a unique bookmark as a bonus to the order.
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