This is a most illuminating and insightful account of a little-known Allied military commander. General Maczek's odyssey across occupied Europe and the part his troops played in the liberation campaign of 1944-1945 deserve much greater recognition and acclaim. Hopefully Evan McGilray's highly knowledgeable new study will go some way to correcting the lack of knowledge about this aspect of the ... Read morewartime years. Drawing upon sources from London's National Archives and the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, it is an admirable addition to his expanding body of work on the Polish experience of the Second World War. The inclusion of a wonderful collection of photographs and some most useful maps along with the impressive quality of the publication only serve to enhance what is a highly readable and most enjoyable biography.
Dr Andrew Stewart, Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London The strength of this book lies in the mass of detail that McGilvray has amassed using sources from the National Archives and the Sikorski Institute. The book also has over 100 previously unpublished photographs. The book is very readable and the reader will gain a great deal of knowledge of what Maczek did.
Mars & Clio: Newsletter of the British Commission for Military History ...a very worthy tribute to this most undervalued and perhaps least recognised of World War II commanders... although McGilvray might not be Antony Beevor (not many writers on the Second World War are), he makes for a very edifying, as well concise and compelling writer
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