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Warsaw 1944: Alexandra Richie - Hardcover with Dust Jacket *VERY GOOD*
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Item specifics
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- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780374286552
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374286558
ISBN-13
9780374286552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
119276727
Product Key Features
Book Title
Warsaw 1944 : Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising
Number of Pages
784 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, General
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.3 in
Item Weight
37 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Engrossing ... A massively researched, profoundly unsettling work revealing how the battle for Warsaw exposed the perfidy of East and West alike, "Deeply moving . . . A detailed narrative of the brutal crushing of the uprising as seen through civilian eyes . . . "Warsaw 1944" is an important contribution to a tragic literature." - The Wall Street Journal Praise for Faust's Metropolis "Brilliant work . . . The material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer." - The New York Review of Books, Richie's detailed and sympathetic history ... draws heavily on private archives and recounts many unpublished stories. Such survivors' testimony make it the definitive study of the uprising, Unusually well-placed to research and rehearse the story of that terrible event … [Richie] offers a comprehensive narrative of the Polish experience, Richie is an unrelenting storyteller: Page turns offer little respite for the reader in this grim and chilling book that delivers exhaustive and unforgettable details of this gruesome chapter of World War II., Richie's detailed and sympathetic history … draws heavily on private archives and recounts many unpublished stories. Such survivors' testimony make it the definitive study of the uprising, Engrossing … A massively researched, profoundly unsettling work revealing how the battle for Warsaw exposed the perfidy of East and West alike, Brilliant work . . . The material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer., Unusually well-placed to research and rehearse the story of that terrible event ... [Richie] offers a comprehensive narrative of the Polish experience, "Deeply moving . . . A detailed narrative of the brutal crushing of the uprising as seen through civilian eyes . . . "Warsaw 1944" is an important contribution to a tragic literature." -- The Wall Street Journal "Engrossing ... A massively researched, profoundly unsettling work revealing how the battle for Warsaw exposed the perfidy of East and West alike" -- Kirkus "Richie's detailed and sympathetic history ... draws heavily on private archives and recounts many unpublished stories. Such survivors' testimony make it the definitive study of the uprising" -- The Economist "Unusually well-placed to research and rehearse the story of that terrible event ... [Richie] offers a comprehensive narrative of the Polish experience" -- The Sunday Times (UK) "Richie is an unrelenting storyteller: Page turns offer little respite for the reader in this grim and chilling book that delivers exhaustive and unforgettable details of this gruesome chapter of World War II." -- Publisher's Weekly, Deeply moving . . . A detailed narrative of the brutal crushing of the uprising as seen through civilian eyes . . . "Warsaw 1944" is an important contribution to a tragic literature., "Deeply moving . . . A detailed narrative of the brutal crushing of the uprising as seen through civilian eyes . . . "Warsaw 1944" is an important contribution to a tragic literature." - The Wall Street Journal "Engrossing … A massively researched, profoundly unsettling work revealing how the battle for Warsaw exposed the perfidy of East and West alike" - Kirkus "Richie's detailed and sympathetic history … draws heavily on private archives and recounts many unpublished stories. Such survivors' testimony make it the definitive study of the uprising" - The Economist "Unusually well-placed to research and rehearse the story of that terrible event … [Richie] offers a comprehensive narrative of the Polish experience" -The Sunday Times (UK) "Richie is an unrelenting storyteller: Page turns offer little respite for the reader in this grim and chilling book that delivers exhaustive and unforgettable details of this gruesome chapter of World War II." -Publisher's Weekly Praise for Faust's Metropolis "Brilliant work . . . The material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer." - The New York Review of Books, Praise for Faust's Metropolis "Brilliant work . . . The material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer." - The New York Review of Books
Table Of Content
Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Maps xi Introduction 1 1 Byelorussian Prelude 21 2 To the Very Gates of Warsaw 56 3 Ostpolitik 104 4 Resistance 141 5 The Uprising Begins 189 6 'Himmler Has Won' 224 7 The Massacre in Wola 255 8 The Fate of Ochota 308 9 'Mountains of Corpses' 360 10 Hitler's War Against the Old Town 396 11 The Allies, Hitler and the Battle for Czerniaków 475 12 The End Game 553 Conclusion 628 Author's Note and Acknowledgements 651 Guide to Polish Pronunciation 653 German Ranks 655 Notes 657 Bibliography 687 Index 717
Synopsis
The full untold story of how one of history's bravest revolts ended in one of its greatest crimes In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days--and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves. Warsaw 1944 tells the story of this brave, and errant, calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes., The full untold story of how one of history's bravest revolts ended in one of its greatest crimes In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days--and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of theircountry into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves. Warsaw 1944 tells the story of this brave, and errant, calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes.
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