Great Britain The Soviet Union And The Polish Government In Exile 1939 1945
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Great Britain The Soviet Union And The Polish Government In Exile 1939 1945
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Author : G.V. Kacewicz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Great Britain The Soviet Union And The Polish Government In Exile 1939 1945 written by G.V. Kacewicz and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with History categories.
In this book I have attempted to analyze the dilemmas confronting the Polish government-in-exile in London during the Second World War. My main objective has beeen to investigate the actual operation of the Polish govern ment and the overall policies of the British government vis-a-vis the Soviet Union insofar as they had a direct bearing on Anglo-Polish relations. Since the outstanding conflicts over territorial claims, and, ultimately, sovereignty, were between Poland and the Soviet Union, considerable attention has been devoted to the relationship between the Polish and Soviet governments during a most trying and difficult period of inter-Allied diplomacy. This work covers the period of operation of the Polish government on British soil until the resignation of Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk in November 1944. Although Great Britain did not withdraw diplomatic recognition from the Polish government until July 1945, the Arciszewski government, formed after Mikolajczyk's resignation, was generally ignored by Great Britain. As with all subsequent governments, including that which exists today, Arciszewski's government functioned primarily as the voice of Poland in the West - a government of protest.
A Military Government In Exile
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Author : Evan McGilvray
language : en
Publisher: Helion Studies in Military His
Release Date : 2013-03-15
A Military Government In Exile written by Evan McGilvray and has been published by Helion Studies in Military His this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-15 with History categories.
This work examines the nature of the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1945. The relationship was extremely difficult owing to the extremity of the time and the situations of the two governments. Before 1939 there had been little contact between Poland and Britain. Between 1939 and 1945, however, the two countries were joined in a common desire for the military defeat of Germany: this was virtually the only common goal that the two governments shared; Polish ambitions to see Poland restored to its pre-war frontiers were not shared with the major allies (Britain, the USA and the Soviet Union) after 1941. The question of differing objectives caused friction between the Western allies, the Soviet Union and the Polish Government-in-Exile. As hosts the British Government was able to control the Polish Government-in-Exile but frequently found that the demands of the Soviet Government on the latter difficult to justify, although the British did so in order to maintain the unity of the alliance against Germany. However, the Polish Government-in-Exile failed to recognize its true position in the alliance: it was very much a junior partner - just another minor European power and irritant. Another problem in the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile was, what kind of government was it? Between 1926 and 1939, a military clique had ruled Poland and the signs were that in exile very little had changed in the mindset of many Poles, especially those military officers who arrived in exile after 1939. This situation vexed the British Government, which sought to work with democratically minded Poles, but found this pool to be limited owing to the continuing political influence of the Polish military in exile. This attitude worsened as the war progressed until eventually the Polish Government-in-Exile lost any relevance in the war against Germany. Making full use of unpublished material and Polish sources, this is a detailed and lucid contribution to modern Polish and European history, including much information concerning the creation of the Polish Army following the end of the First World War, and the politics of the Army during the 1920s and 1930s, besides detailed coverage of its political role during the Second World War.
The Polish Government In Exile 1939 45
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Author : Bernadeta Tendyra
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-22
The Polish Government In Exile 1939 45 written by Bernadeta Tendyra and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-22 with History categories.
The "Polish Question" was both the immediate cause of the Second World War, and because of Stalin’s imposition of Soviet rule on Poland at the end of the war a cause of the Cold War which followed. How to resolve the "Polish Question" was a theme which affected international relations and planning for the post-war world throughout the war, and complicating the picture hugely was the Polish government-in-exile, which was led until 1943 by General Sikorski based in London, which had its own very strong views on the future for Poland, but which was divided by intense factional in-fighting. This book examines the Polish government-in-exile, discusses its internal factions and why they existed, and assesses the government-in-exile’s wider impact. It shows how Polish exile diplomacy was more important than hitherto recognised in shaping Allied wartime policy, how the Polish exiles’ tenacious clinging to ideals of Polish nationhood shaped their policies, though not in a united way, and how Sikorski struggled, controversially in the teeth of opposition from some of his colleagues, and ultimately unsuccessfully, to establish a Polish military presence in the east alongside the Red Army, with the aim of establishing a future Poland which would be independent, but an ally, though not a subordinate, of the Soviet Union. Overall, the book demonstrates the importance of the Polish exiles in maintaining the Polish sense of nationhood, with its attendant obsession with history, martyrdom and defining insecure borders.
The Polish Government In Exile And Great Britain 1939 1945
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Author : George V. Kacewicz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Polish Government In Exile And Great Britain 1939 1945 written by George V. Kacewicz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Britain And Poland 1939 1943
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Author : Anita Prazmowska
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-03-23
Britain And Poland 1939 1943 written by Anita Prazmowska and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-23 with History categories.
Poland was a problematic issue for the Big Powers throughout the Second World War. For Britain, Poland was a major stumbling block in British-Soviet relations as Polish-Soviet territorial disputes clashed with the needs of the British-Soviet-United States alliance. As the Polish government-in-exile attempted to obtain a guarantee of British support, and many thousands of Polish troops fought for the British cause, the perception grew that the Churchill government had a debt to pay. Ultimately, however, it was a debt which Britain could not discharge because of its dependence on Soviet participation in the war. In this book Anita Prazmowska looks at British policies from the point of view of wartime strategy, relating this to Polish government expectations and policies. She describes a tragic situation where Polish soldiers were trapped between the grandiose and unrealistic plans of their government and the harsh realities of a war which they fought with no prospect of a satisfactory outcome for them or their country.
Exile In London
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Author : Vít Smetana
language : en
Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Release Date : 2018-02-01
Exile In London written by Vít Smetana and has been published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-01 with History categories.
During World War II, London experienced not just the Blitz and the arrival of continental refugees, but also an influx of displaced foreign governments. Drawing together renowned historians from nine countries—the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia—this book explores life in exile as experienced by the governments of Czechoslovakia and other occupied nations who found refuge in the British capital. Through new archival research and fresh historical interpretations, chapters delve into common characteristics and differences in the origin and structure of the individual governments-in-exile in an attempt to explain how they dealt with pressing social and economic problems at home while abroad; how they were able to influence crucial allied diplomatic negotiations; the relative importance of armies, strategic commodities, and equipment that particular governments-in-exile were able to offer to the Allied war effort; important wartime propaganda; and early preparations for addressing postwar minority issues.
The Diplomacy Of The Polish Government In Exile September 1939 June 1945
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Author : Stanley P. Wagner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Diplomacy Of The Polish Government In Exile September 1939 June 1945 written by Stanley P. Wagner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with categories.
British Policy Towards Poland 1944 1956
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Author : Andrea Mason
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-19
British Policy Towards Poland 1944 1956 written by Andrea Mason and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with History categories.
This book examines the outcome of the British commitment to reconstitute a sovereign Polish state and establish a democratic Polish government after the Second World War. It analyses the wartime origins of Churchill’s commitment to Poland, and assesses the reasons for the collapse of British efforts to support the leader of the Polish opposition, Stanisław Mikołajczyk, in countering the attempt by the Polish communist party to establish one-party rule after the war. This examination of Anglo-Polish relations is set within the broader context of emerging early Cold War tensions. It addresses the shift in British foreign policy after 1945 towards the US, the Soviet Union and Europe, as British leaders and policymakers adjusted both to the new post-war international circumstances, and to the domestic constraints which increasingly limited British policy options. This work analyses the reasons for Ernest Bevin’s decision to disengage from Poland, helping to advance the debate on the larger question of Bevin’s vision of Britain’s place within the newly reconfigured international system. The final chapter surveys British policy towards Poland from the period of Sovietisation in the late 1940s up to the October 1956 revolution, arguing that Poland’s process of liberalisation in the mid-1950s served as the catalyst for limited British reengagement in Eastern Europe.
Russo Polish Relations 1939 1945
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Author : Stanley Richard Veatch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Russo Polish Relations 1939 1945 written by Stanley Richard Veatch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with categories.
Facing A Holocaust
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Author : David Engel
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 1993
Facing A Holocaust written by David Engel and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Facing a Holocaust: The Polish Government-in-exile and the Jews, 1943-1945