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Parachuting Into Poland 1944

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Author : Marek Celt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-05-11

Parachuting Into Poland 1944 written by Marek Celt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-11 with History categories.

This firsthand account, never before published in English, details a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political adviser Dr. Jozef Retinger. The goal of the mission was to persuade the Polish underground forces and political leadership to accept that it was imperative to start negotiating with the Soviets right away, as they were now to be considered Poland's allies and had the full support of the British and Americans. The story culminates in Operation Wildhorn III, in which Chciuk and Retinger were picked up in Poland by a British plane that landed just a short distance from a significant detachment of German forces, and flew them to safety.

Parachuting Into Poland 1944

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Author : Marek Celt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-06-11

Parachuting Into Poland 1944 written by Marek Celt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-11 with History categories.

This firsthand account, never before published in English, details a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political adviser Dr. Jozef Retinger. The goal of the mission was to persuade the Polish underground forces and political leadership to accept that it was imperative to start negotiating with the Soviets right away, as they were now to be considered Poland's allies and had the full support of the British and Americans. The story culminates in Operation Wildhorn III, in which Chciuk and Retinger were picked up in Poland by a British plane that landed just a short distance from a significant detachment of German forces, and flew them to safety.

Freely I Served

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Author : Stanislaw Sosabowski
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-11-20

Freely I Served written by Stanislaw Sosabowski and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-20 with History categories.

“A remarkable combat memoir by an underappreciated World War Two commander . . . powerfully written.” —Argunners After serving with the Austrian Army in World War I, Stanislaw Sosabowski joined the newly created Polish Army in 1918. By September 1939 he was commanding 21st Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Warsaw against overwhelming German forces. Taken prisoner, he made a daring escape to join the Polish Army in France before evacuating to England together with 3,000 fellow countrymen. In 1941 he formed the First Polish Independent Parachute Brigade which he trained and commanded for the next three years. Although created for the liberation of Poland, the Brigade, led by the author, parachuted into Arnhem in September 1944 and fought with great courage. Sosabowski provides a unique insight into this ill-fated operation. At the time his frank style and determined views resulted in confrontations with his British senior officers, “Boy” Browning in particular, and he was forced to resign. Many felt that he was made a scapegoat. While Freely I Served records the author’s wartime experiences, it is more than a memoir. The author, ever a true patriot, intended it to be a tribute to the many brave Polish soldiers who fought to regain their country from Nazi occupation and, in this aim, he undoubtedly succeeds. Readers will find it an inspiring and revealing account. “This superb book is a chance for the author to set the record straight . . . a thoroughly enjoyable and fast-paced book written by one of the most fascinating characters of the story of the North-West Europe campaign.” —War History Online

Operation Market Garden Paratroopers

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Author : Piotr Witkowski
language : en
Publisher: MMP
Release Date : 2016-08-25

Operation Market Garden Paratroopers written by Piotr Witkowski and has been published by MMP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944 categories.

A history of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade in WW2, covering its organization, uniforms and equipment. All personal items and parts of the uniform shown in the detailed photos. Largely overlooked in other histories of parachute troops, the Polish unit differed in many ways from its British counterparts, and this book fleshes out the history and makes good the omissions and errors in other works.

Refugees In The Age Of Total War

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Author : Anna C. Bramwell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-21

Refugees In The Age Of Total War written by Anna C. Bramwell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-21 with History categories.

This book, first published in 1988, charts society’s responses to the huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during and after the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas of Europe lay in ruins, and large numbers of refugees faced upheaval and famine. Political considerations influenced the decisions as to who received assistance, and refugees were forcibly repatriated or resettled – and in the analysis of these matters and more, both the refugee crises of the 1940s and their relevance today are highlighted.

The Polish Underground Army The Western Allies And The Failure Of Strategic Unity In World War Ii

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Author : Michael Alfred Peszke
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-07-11

The Polish Underground Army The Western Allies And The Failure Of Strategic Unity In World War Ii written by Michael Alfred Peszke and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with History categories.

This military history covers the attempts of General Wladyslaw Sikorski and his successor (General Kazimierz Sosnkowski) to integrate Polish forces into Western strategy, and to have their clandestine forces declared an allied combatant. It addresses such topics as Poland's part in the Norwegian and French campaigns, the Battle of Britain, Polish intelligence services, Polish radio communications, the Polish Parachute Brigade, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Bomber Offensive, the Katyn graves, Polish air crews in the RAF Transport Command, the Tehran Conference, Polish Wings in the 2nd Tactical Air Force, the Bardsea Plan, the invasion of Normandy, the Pierwsza Pancera, the Warsaw Uprising, Operation Freston, the disbanding of the Polish Home Army, and the Yalta Conference.

With The Red Devils At Arnhem

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Author : Marek Święcicki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

With The Red Devils At Arnhem written by Marek Święcicki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.

The Battle of Arnhem remains a much-studied and discussed battle, with an uninterrupted flow of books being published about it. Helion are bringing back into print a fascinating eyewitness account that has remained overlooked since it was last published shortly after the battle itself. The 1st Polish Parachute Brigade played both an important and controversial role at Arnhem. The author, a Pole himself, was attached to the Brigade, saw action at Arnhem and managed to escape capture and return to Allied lines. He penned his account within weeks of returning, and as a result With the Red Devils at Arnhem has a tremendous freshness and appeal sometimes lacking in material written years afterwards. He offers a vivid insight into the experiences of the Poles at Arnhem, written in an exciting and lively manner. The Helion reprint has been expanded by airborne forces' expert and author Niall Cherry's additional notes providing further information and context. This book is a forgotten gem within the canon of Arnhem literature.

The Routledge Atlas Of The Second World War

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Author : Martin Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009

The Routledge Atlas Of The Second World War written by Martin Gilbert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

Charts the war's political, military and social history through 257 maps. This title covers the major events from the German invasion of Poland, Stalingrad, and the concentration camps, to the bombing of Dresden and D-Day.

Trial Of The Organizers Leaders And Members Of The Polish Diversionist Organizations

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949

Trial Of The Organizers Leaders And Members Of The Polish Diversionist Organizations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Moscow Trial, Moscow, Russia, 1945 categories.

Arnhem

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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-05-17

Arnhem written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-17 with History categories.

The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad 'Our greatest chronicler of the Second World War . . . his fans will love it' - Robert Fox, Evening Standard 'The eye for telling detail which we have come to expect from Antony Beevor. . . this time, though, he turns his brilliance as a military historian to a subject not just of defeat, but dunderhead stupidity' Daily Mail On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane engines. He went out on to his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders carrying the British 1st Airborne and the American 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions. He gazed up in envy at this massive demonstration of paratroop power. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept: the Americans thought it unusually bold for Field Marshal Montgomery. But could it ever have worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch, who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. The British fascination with heroic failure has clouded the story of Arnhem in myths. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, British, American, Polish and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student himself called 'The Last German Victory'. Yet this book, written in Beevor's inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single, dramatic battle. It looks into the very heart of war. 'In Beevor's hands, Arnhem becomes a study of national character' - Ben Macintyre, The Times 'Superb book, tirelessly researched and beautifully written' - Saul David, Daily Telegraph 'Complete mastery of both the story and the sources' - Keith Lowe, Literary Review 'Another masterwork from the most feted military historian of our time' - Jay Elwes, Prospect Magazine 'The analysis he has produced of the disaster is forensic' - Giles Milton, Sunday Times 'He is a master of his craft . . . we have here a definitive account' - Piers Paul Read, The Tablet