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Poles In Defence Of Great Britain
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Author : Robert Gretzyngier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Poles In Defence Of Great Britain written by Robert Gretzyngier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 categories.
Poles In Defence Of Britain
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Author : Robert Gretzyngier
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2002-08-23
Poles In Defence Of Britain written by Robert Gretzyngier and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-23 with History categories.
The little-known WWII story of the Polish Air Force fliers who played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain and beyond. To the Polish volunteers who flew and fought so brilliantly and tenaciously throughout the Battle of Britain, the United Kingdom was known as “Last Hope Island.” Many lost their lives, such as Antoni Ostowicz. Many achieved glory and became aces—such as Glowacki, Skalski, and Witorzenc. The RAF came to depend on these men, with over one hundred Polish pilots supporting almost thirty fighter squadrons, most especially 302, 303, and 307 (night fighter). The result of years of research, Robert Gretzyngier’s book includes detailed combat descriptions, personal accounts from combat reports, memoirs, and diaries from the Polish, British, and German perspective, with in-depth biographical data of all Polish pilots, including full RAF and PAF careers and much tabular material in appendix form. Poles in Defence of Britain is a tremendous account of Polish contribution in those hectic days before the RAF began to take the offensive across the Channel, with many previously unpublished photographs from private collections.
Polish Forces In Defence Of The British Isles 1939 1945
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Author : Eugenia Maresch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Polish Forces In Defence Of The British Isles 1939 1945 written by Eugenia Maresch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Great Britain categories.
The Poles In Britain 1940 2000
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Author : Peter D. Stachura
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06-01
The Poles In Britain 1940 2000 written by Peter D. Stachura and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with History categories.
Stachura provides an important, original analysis of the Polish community in the United Kingdom, adding up to a provocative interpretation of the Pole's position in British society. The chapters add to our understanding of the significant Polish military effort alongside the Allies in defeating Nazi Germany, while the appalling price the Poles paid at the end of the war at the Yalta Conference is accentuated. This crass and wholly unjustified betrayal of the cause of a free Poland by the Allies resulted directly in the formation of a large Polish community in Britain.
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.
Truly Of The Few
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Author : PENNY. STARNS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Truly Of The Few written by PENNY. STARNS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
The Battle Of Britain In The Modern Age 1965 2020
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Author : Garry Campion
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-09-26
The Battle Of Britain In The Modern Age 1965 2020 written by Garry Campion and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-26 with History categories.
The Battle of Britain has held an enchanted place in British popular history and memory throughout the modern era. Its transition from history to heritage since 1965 confirms that the 1940 narrative shaped by the State has been sustained by historians, the media, popular culture, and through non-governmental heritage sites, often with financing from the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund. Garry Campion evaluates the Battle’s revered place in British society and its influence on national identity, considering its historiography and revisionism; the postwar lives of the Few, their leaders and memorialization; its depictions on screen and in commercial products; the RAF Museum’s Battle of Britain Hall; third-sector heritage attractions; and finally, fighter airfields, including RAF Hawkinge as a case study. A follow-up to Campion’s The Battle of Britain, 1945–1965 (Palgrave, 2015), this book offers an engaging, accessible study of the Battle’s afterlives in scholarship, memorialization, and popular culture.
Polish Spitfire Aces
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Author : Wojtek Matusiak
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-07-20
Polish Spitfire Aces written by Wojtek Matusiak and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-20 with History categories.
Of all Allied airmen, Polish pilots had had the most experience of fighting the Luftwaffe by the time the war came to Britain. As the Battle of Britain raged, they quickly proved themselves as highly aggressive and skilful interceptors, especially when flying the famous Spitfire. The Polish Air Force eventually became the largest non-Commonwealth Spitfire operator, using some 1,500 Mks I, II, V, IX and XVI to devastating effect. Top scoring USAAF ace of the ETO, Francis "Gabby" Gabreski and a whole host of other Allied and Commonwealth aces flew with Polish squadrons, adding even more to their fighting quality. Conversely, several Polish pilots were attached to other Allied squadrons throughout the war, demonstrating their prowess alongside airmen from a whole host of nations. From an expert on Polish fighter aviation, this is a peerless account of the fiery, talented Polish "Spit" pilots, whose country had been overrun and whose aggression and determination to shoot down Axis aircraft was unmatched.
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 : 2009-08-18
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 2009-08-18 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.
The Eagle Unbowed
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Author : Halik Kochanski
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-13
The Eagle Unbowed written by Halik Kochanski and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-13 with History categories.
World War II gripped Poland as it did no other country. Invaded by Germany and the USSR, it was occupied from the first day of war to the last, and then endured 44 years behind the Iron Curtain while its wartime partners celebrated their freedom. The Eagle Unbowed tells, for the first time, the story of Poland’s war in its entirety and complexity.