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From Warsaw to Rome: General Anders´ Exiled Polish Army in the Second World War
Martin Williams
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Description for From Warsaw to Rome: General Anders´ Exiled Polish Army in the Second World War
Hardback. Remarkable and little known account of the exiled Polish Army's release by Stalin to the Western Allies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In May 1944, 40,000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought by the western Allies in the Second World War. Days later the Allied armies marched into Rome seizing the first Axis capital. No-one in 1939 could have foreseen an entire Polish Corps engaged on the Italian Front. Most had been held prisoner in the USSR following Polands defeat and their release by Stalin was only achieved through the intense negotiations of British and Polish politicians generals, notably Sikorski and Anders,. The Polish Army was evacuated to ... Read more
In May 1944, 40,000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought by the western Allies in the Second World War. Days later the Allied armies marched into Rome seizing the first Axis capital. No-one in 1939 could have foreseen an entire Polish Corps engaged on the Italian Front. Most had been held prisoner in the USSR following Polands defeat and their release by Stalin was only achieved through the intense negotiations of British and Polish politicians generals, notably Sikorski and Anders,. The Polish Army was evacuated to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473894884
SKU
V9781473894884
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Martin Williams
Martin Williams was born in Plymouth and educated at the University of Gloucestershire graduating in Landscape Architecture. He has spent the last fifteen years at sea as a Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy where he lived and worked with a great variety of characters from around the world. The tales from the Polish crews inspired him to find out ... Read more
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