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Poland Betrayed: The Nazi-Soviet Invasions of 1939 (Campaign Chronicles) Hardcover – September 2, 2009

by David G. Williamson (Author)

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Hitler's attack on Poland in 1939 was the first brutal act in six years of world war, but the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. David Williamson, in this timely and thought-provoking study, reconstructs each stage of the battle in graphic detail. He looks at the precarious situation of the Polish nation caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, reconsiders the pre-war policies of the other European powers, particularly France and Britain, and assesses the state of the opposing armed forces before the Germans launched Operation White. In a vivid and fast-moving narrative he follows the course of the campaign as it moved across Poland in September 1939.

His book should encourage a fresh understanding of the Polish-German war and of its significance for the wider conflagration that followed. Critical episodes in the German offensive are re-examined: the mock attack at Gleiwitz, the battles at Westerplatte and Bzura, the siege of Warsaw and the impact of the intervention of the Red Army. Throughout the narrative, first-hand accounts of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in events are used to give an insight into the experience of the war. The author dispels myths that persist about the course of the campaign - the apparent destruction of the Polish air force, the Poles' use of cavalry - and he draws attention to often overlooked flaws in German military organization. He also records the immediate aftermath of the Polish capitulation - the division of Poland between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union and the fate of the captured Polish troops.

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David G. Williamson is also the author of The Siege of Malta (978-1-84415-477-7). He lives in England. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Series: Campaign Chronicles
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Pen and Sword; 1st Edition edition (August 19, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1844159264
ISBN-13: 978-1844159260
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
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A Far from Satisfying History of Poland at War with Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union!

ByGilberto Villahermosaon February 5, 2017

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This is a far from satisfying history of Poland at war against Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia. Although the author provides new first person insights from Polish participants, both military and civilian, there is nothing new in this history at the strategic level that has not already been published. Williamson has taken advantage of English, German, and Polish sources, but has not availed himself of any of the new Russian sources available on this conflict. There is not a single Russian source listed in his bibliography. The portion of the book dealing with the Red Army's invasion of eastern Poland is thus severely lacking. I bought this book hoping to find out more about this part of the war - and was left disappointed. This book is recommended for those who know little to nothing about the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

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Solid Overview of The Lead-Up to and Battle for Poland 1939

ByS. Hemingeron January 28, 2010

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The Polish campaign which opened the European theaters of the second World War has, inexplicably, been one little examined by the military historians of the last 60 years. This is inexplicable in that it was this campaign that led to many of the military innovations and developments in operational theory, as well as tactics that were used later in the war by Nazi Germany as well as other belligerants. For some reason though, the lessons learned militarily have up till recent years almost assumed to have been 'majically' developed and in place within the Wehrmacht prior to the invasion. What has been needed is rectification of that myth as well as the corresponding one that claims Polish inferiority in arms.

Poland Betrayed is a solid effort that begins the process of rectifying this rather undeveloped area of modern military history. Although I would not agree with other reviewers that this book is anywhere approaching a comprehensive work, Dr. Williamson's narrative is most effective as a concise and fairly well researched overview of the the Polish campaign. He's done a creditable job as well: 1)Describing the political/diplomatic lead up to the war 2)The efforts of the Polish Armed Forces to modernize under the percieved threat of first the USSR and then Nazi Germany. 3)The actual campaign as it developed and played out in September 1939, including the Red Army's 'contributions' to the Polish collapse after 17 September. His writing is crisp and to the point and the editing for the most part is solid, with only the occasional typo or error.

For the sake of this review, the area of the most importance, as I see it, is in simply dispelling the myth of the vaunted Wehrmacht, fighting with superior tactics and operational elan against a backwards Polish Army. Repeatedly, Dr. Williamson provides examples of Polish planning, counter attacks as they happened. Furthermore, he apptly describes the Bzura counter-offensive which, the author convincingly argues, with better resources would have stood a good chance of lengthening the campaign significantly as well as seriously damaging several German divisions. Another area in which he refutes conventional wisdom regarding the campaign is the supposed inferiority of Polish Air Force Pilots. He gives several solid examples based on primary sources of how at least one fighter group gave as good as it got and how it was primarily the Polish equipment in this case that wasn't up to the task.

Where the author is less successful is in two areas: describing how Gen Edward Smygly Rydz was in part responsible for the the debacle on the ground and in providing sufficient maps with which to follow the course of the campaign. In regards to Smygly Rydz, there is very little space spent in detailing how exactly he was to blame; merely accusations made at a few points in the narrative. As far as the map issue goes there are two large scale maps provided at the beginning of the book that provide little if any support for following what proves to be a rather confused and swirling battle(as opposed to the rather straight-forward defeat that has been described by most historians regarding the campaign).

In closing, this is a very solid introduction to the invasion of Poland by Germany and, later, the USSR. It is well written and fairly well edited. Whats more, it will definitely wet the appetite of anyone reading it for a more comprehensive analysis of this campaign...as soon as one is actually written.

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GOOD READ

ByTAFFMANNon July 5, 2016

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Very good ..... A much overlooked campaign. Just wish the book was longer and in greater detail, especially the Soviet Invasion / Intervention .....

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The ravaging of Poland

ByJohn Marchettion July 14, 2016

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It is one of the most detailed history of 2 nations ravaging war torn Poland and Russia enslaving the women and children

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Poor Poland

ByW Lentjeson December 30, 2012

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The story of Germany's attack and occupation of Poland and Russia's stab in her back is little known in the West. This book deals also with the internal Polish problems of minorities, so as an overall view of the fate it is adequate. For an insight on the military campaign it lacks details. The photographic source for illustration seems exclusively German, but that goes for more losers: Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg and France.

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I love it

Byann mon May 6, 2014

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Excellent read

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BIASED

Byted kulikon October 2, 2013

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The title leads one to believe that there will be insights sympathetic to the Polish cause but instead the sympathetic viewpoint tends towards the German side- the cliched steamroller Nazi victory has been common knowledge for 75 years. What I had hoped to hear about was how bravely and successfully the Poles had fought and how they might have held the Germans off if the French and British had come to their aid in the West and if the USSR hadn't invaded from the East; a lot of "ifs" but nevertheless, I had hoped to hear of the possibility of a different outcome (perhaps, for six million Jews) instead of the same old story about German military might; I've heard that the Polish forces had fought the vaunted Wehrmact to a standstill and only needed some aid to turn the tide (just as the Spanish Loyalists did in 1936-1939 against the Fascist, Franco)... Absurd how though the Nazis were the devil's incarnation and supposedly our bitter enemies, there still lingers a disgusting reverence for their military might.

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LONG OVERDUE

ByAd Remon December 29, 2009

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Thanks to Mr Williamson for illuminating a subject often relegated to the historical "shadows" because of "inconvenience" to some.

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Published on July 21, 2014 by Martin Pezan

Story how Churchill sold Poland to Stalin

And how Polish have been under occupancy of Russian bastards. Nobody knows the story? Uuuhhhhhh. That's very sad. Very sad. U can also read 'bout polish camps. What a bulls***.

Published on September 21, 2013 by Trym

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