Poland Betrayed: The Nazi-Soviet Invasions of 1939

A full—length study of the opening campaign of the Second World War, dispelling common misunderstandings and myths concerning the Nazi invasion.

Hitler's attack on Poland in 1939 was the first brutal act in six years of world war, but the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. David Williamson, in this timely and thought—provoking study, reconstructs each stage of the battle in graphic detail. He looks at the precarious situation of ...