The Polish Army 1939-45

by Steven J. Zaloga, Richard Hook (Illustrator)

Overview

Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one. This richly detailed text by Steven Zaloga relates the story of the Polish Army during the Second World War, from the first wave of Stukas in 1939 to its eventual conclusion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780850454178
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	01/21/1982
Series:	Men-at-Arms , #117
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Steven J. Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The September 1939 Campaign
The Polish Army in Exile
The Underground Army
The Polish People's Army (LWP)
Hope in Ashes
The Plates