The Polish-Soviet Campaign of 1920
Author | : Marian Kukiel |
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Poland |
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Author | : Marian Kukiel |
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Poland |
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Author | : Norman Davies |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1446466868 |
Surprisingly little known, the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20 was to change the course of twentieth-century history. In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe to 'water our horses on the Rhine' - was crushed by a devastating Polish attack. Since known as the 'miracle on the Vistula', it remains one of the most decisive battles of the Western world. Drawing on both Polish and Russian sources, Norman Davies illustrates the narrative with documentary material which hitherto has not been readily available and shows how the War was far more an 'episode' in East European affairs, but largely determined the course of European history for the next twenty years or more.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1928 |
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Author | : Marian Kukiel |
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Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Scottish-Polish Society |
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Author | : Marian Włodzimierz KUKIEL |
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Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 1941 |
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Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2020-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472837282 |
The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920 has been described as one of the decisive battles of European history. At the start of the battle, the Red Army appeared to be on the verge of advancing through Poland into Germany to expand the Soviet revolution. Had the war spread into Germany, another great European war would have ensued, dragging in France and Britain. However, the Red Army was defeated by 'the miracle on the Vistula'. This campaign title explores the origins and outcomes of this momentous battle. In May 1920, the Polish Army intervened in war-torn Ukraine, pushing all the way to Kiev, but the Red Army, by now triumphant in most of the theatres of the Russian Civil War, turned its attention to this new threat. By the late summer of 1920, two Soviet armies had advanced into Poland and the overconfident Soviet leadership dreamed of advancing over a prostrate Polish Army into neighbouring Germany to ignite a Communist revolution in the heart of Europe. Thanks to the low density of forces on both sides and the huge distances involved, the conflict was a war of manoeuvre, with a curious mixture of traditional and advanced tactics. Horse cavalry played a dominant role in the fighting, but aeroplanes, tanks, and armoured trains lent the war an air of modernity. This illustrated study explores the war through the lens of the Battle of Warsaw, the turning point when, after a summer of disastrous retreat, the Polish army rallied and repulsed the Red Army at Warsaw and Lwow.
Author | : Norman Davies |
Publisher | : London : Macdonald and Company |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : History |
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In "White Eagle, Red Star," distinguished historian Norman Davies gives us a full account of the Polish-Soviet War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army- sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe - was crushed by a devastating Polish attack. Since known as " The Miracle of the Vistula, " it remains one of the most crucial conflicts of the Western world. Drawing on both Polish and Russian sources, Norman Davies shows how this war was a pivotal event in the course of European history.
Author | : Józef Piłsudski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Poland |
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Author | : Adam Zamoyski |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2008-09-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0007284004 |
The dramatic and little-known story of how, in the summer of 1920, Lenin came within a hair's breadth of shattering the painstakingly constructed Versailles peace settlement and spreading Bolshevism to western Europe.
Author | : Jozef Pilsudski |
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Release | : 1987 |
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