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Hitler Strikes Poland: Blitzkrieg, Ideology, and Atrocity (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Alexander B. Rossino
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Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 32 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
It was one of the most ruthlessly conceived and executed invasions in the annals of warfare. Hitler's Polish campaign unleashed a blitzkrieg in which SS troops, police squads, and the army itself waged an ethnic war of unprecedented brutality. Tens of thousands of Poles—roughly 80 percent of whom were Christian—were summarily executed in acts of collective punishment. After six weeks, a country was crushed and the world was at war.
Usually given short shrift in most histories of World War II, the invasion of Poland was more than a series of opening salvos; it was a testing ground for ... Read more
It was one of the most ruthlessly conceived and executed invasions in the annals of warfare. Hitler's Polish campaign unleashed a blitzkrieg in which SS troops, police squads, and the army itself waged an ethnic war of unprecedented brutality. Tens of thousands of Poles—roughly 80 percent of whom were Christian—were summarily executed in acts of collective punishment. After six weeks, a country was crushed and the world was at war.
Usually given short shrift in most histories of World War II, the invasion of Poland was more than a series of opening salvos; it was a testing ground for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700613922
SKU
V9780700613922
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About Alexander B. Rossino
Alexander B. Rossino is a research historian at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Reviews for Hitler Strikes Poland: Blitzkrieg, Ideology, and Atrocity (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
“This valuable study reveals the ideological dimensions of Hitler’s five-week conquest of Poland in September 1939. Rossino argues that ‘despite its brevity, the historical importance of the Polish campaign cannot be overestimated.’ . . . With clear, vigorous prose and a significant thesis, Rossino’s study gives us a new perspective on the German invasion of Poland as a ‘dress rehearsal’ ... Read more