White Eagle, Red Star - The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-1920 and 'The Miracle on the Vistula'

Informationen zum Autor Norman Davies C. M. G., F. B. A. is a Professor Emeritus of the University of London, a Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and the author of several books on Polish and European history, including God's Playground, Europe and The Isles . Klappentext A neglected event in history, the Polish-Soviet War represents the first occasion when the Red Army set out to revolutionize the whole of Europe. For the Poles, it was the occasion when they finally justified their claim to independent statehood. Zusammenfassung In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe to 'water our horses on the Rhine' - was crushed by a devastating Polish attack.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Davies, Davies Norman
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2003
• EAN: 9780712606943
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-0694-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Russia, European History, 20th Century, Poland, military history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950