Britain and Poland 1939-1943 - The Betrayed Ally

Zusammenfassung Anita Prazmowska looks at British policies from the point of view of wartime strategy! relating this to Polish government expectations and policies. She describes a tragic situation where Polish soldiers were trapped between the unrealistic plans of their government and the harsh realities of a war which they fought with no prospect of a satisfactory outcome for them or their country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Map; 1. The formation of the Polish government-in-exile: ideology and war plans; 2. Britain and German expansion in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe; 3. Britain's only fighting ally; 4. Britain, Poland and the Soviet Union, June - December 1941; 5. 1942, year of disappointments; 6. The illusion of an alliance ends; 7. 1943, the end of Polish-Soviet co-operation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Anita Prazmowska, Anita J. Prazmowska, Anita J. (London School of Economics a Prazmowska, Anita J. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Prazmowska
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.1995
• EAN: 9780521483858
• ISBN: 978-0-521-48385-8
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet & Po
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science