The War of the Doomed: Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-1944 [Hardcover]

Shmuel Krakowski (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0841908516 | ISBN-13: 978-0841908512 | Publication Date: February 1984 | Edition: First

This book documents the Jewish resistance to Nazi occupation in Poland outside the confines of Warsaw. It tells of armed resistance in the forests and commando units as well as in POW and extermination camps. Also included is a fresh analysis of the Warsaw rebellion concerning the resistance that was hindered by the isolation and vulnerability of the participants. Taken together, the sources and memoirs reveal the ingenuity and bravery of Jews who proved themselves capable of heroic acts despite their previous mundane lives.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Hebrew, Polish (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 340 pages
• Publisher: Holmes & Meier Pub; First edition (February 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0841908516
• ISBN-13: 978-0841908512
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,645,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Let's not forget about Author's past!, December 27, 2002

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This review is from: The War of the Doomed: Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-1944 (Hardcover)

This Mr. Krakowski was a political officer responsible for communist political propaganda in Polish People's Army until 1966. His wife worked in KC PZPR (Central Comity of Polish Communist party.) He was a part of of the most brutal and inhumane regimes that ruled Poland after World War II. Among his friends were human beasts like Jakub Berman, Jozef Rozanski-Glodberg, Jozef Swiatlo-Fleichfarb, Helena Wolinska, and Salomon Morel. I am not surprised that person who actively participated in extermination of the best Polish patriots wrote a book that has no historical value. It not even a fiction! It is propaganda in its worst!

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tendentious with Selective Presentation of Facts, June 1, 2001

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John Woodmorappe (Chicago, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War of the Doomed: Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-1944 (Hardcover)

Although much of the material in this book appears to be of historical value, some of it is clearly contrary to historical facts and appears to reflect a Polonophobic prejudice on the part of author. For instance, the murder of Jews hiding from the Germans by members of the Polish guerrillas is mentioned, but not the fact that these murderers were court-martialed by the Polish underground and executed. More serious is Krakowski's outright misrepresentation of Polish underground leader Bor Komorowski's order for Polish guerrillas (the AK) to kill bandits. Krakowski insinuates that this was a veiled order to kill Jews in hiding. There is not a shred of evidence to support Krakowski's rather scurrilous charge. To the contrary: Anyone who actually lived in the Polish countryside during the German occupation will testify to the fact that bands of bandits, both Jewish and Polish-gentile, roved the countryside, robbing and sometimes killing Polish farmers. The Polish guerrillas (AK) took it upon themselves to protect the Polish rural population in this regard.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the war of the doomed, December 9, 2009

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This review is from: The War of the Doomed: Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-1944 (Hardcover)

Arrived quickly! I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the Holocaust.