Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military HistoryPoland's participation in World War II is generally little known in the West. This illustrated history presents the Polish military war effort, intermingled with factual human interest stories. |
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Página 5 - ... again in the east. Budyonny had already attacked the Polish forces to the south, in the Ukraine. But it was in Belorussia that the main thrust was expected. On 2 July, Tukhachevsky, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces, issued his orders: Soldiers of the Red Army! The time of reckoning has come. The army of the Red Banner and the army of the predatory White Eagle face each other in mortal combat. Over the dead body of White Poland shines the road to world-wide conflagration. The attack on...
Página 60 - Germany. 4. The Government of the USSR expresses its consent to the formation on the territory of the USSR of a Polish Army under a Commander appointed by the Polish Government in agreement with the Soviet Government...
Página 34 - On one occasion, when squadron 303 went into action, he took a plane and followed them. The squadron met a large enemy formation over the London docks. Two Hurricanes immediately climbed high above, while the rest hung back with Vincent behind them. Then, the two lone planes dived almost vertically onto the Germans, spitting fire and pretending to ram them. This forced the bombers to break formation. "The Poles behind...
Página 67 - Polish divisions advanced, ascending rocky 30 to 45-degree inclines and enduring the constant fire of well-positioned, fortified German artillery and machine guns. The fighting continued throughout the night and until the following afternoon.
Página 2 - Poland adopted the first democratic constitution in Europe and the second one in the world (after the United States), but it was already too late.
Página 5 - Poland's response was to build a new port in the small fishing village of Gdynia.
Página 1 - At that time, the Kingdom of Poland combined with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was, except for the vast expanses of the Muscovy in the East, the largest state in Europe.
Página 75 - Soviet drive westward was fairly substantial, contributing 200,000 troops; this was approximately ten percent of the force taking part in Zhukov's and Koniev's drive on Berlin, not counting Polish auxiliary units located behind the front in Poland and eastern Germany.
Referências a este livro
The Polish Underground Army, the Western Allies, and the Failure of ... Michael Alfred Peszke Pré-visualização limitada - 2005 |
The Polish Underground Army, the Western Allies, and the Failure of ... Michael Alfred Peszke Visualização de excertos - 2005 |
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military History Hippocrene Illustrated Histories |
| Autor | Andrew Hempel |
| Edição | ilustrada, reimpressão |
| Editora | Hippocrene Books, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0781810043, 9780781810043 |
| Número de páginas | 117 páginas |
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