Biblioteki Polonii Amerykańskiej
Biblioteka Instytutu Józefa Piłsudskiego w Ameryce
Library of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America		 Biblioteka imienia Alfreda Jurzykowskiego Polskiego Instytutu Naukowego w Ameryce
The Alfred Jurzykowski Memorial Library of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America		 Biblioteka Marjanczyków Polskiej Fundacji Kulturalnej
The Marjanczyk Library of the Polish Cultural Foundation
Biblioteka Fundacji Kościuszkowskiej
Library of the Kosciuszko Foundation

A nation defiant : Polish resistance to the German occupation of Poland / Richard S. Fuegner.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xiv, 274 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781592989362
  • 1592989365
Other title:
  • Polish resistance to the German occupation of Poland
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DK4410 .F84 2014
Contents:
The Polish phoenix -- The September campaign -- The occupation under German rule -- Life under Soviet rule -- The civilian resistance -- The underground state -- The underground army -- Poland and the SOE -- Women in the Polish resistance -- The Jews and the Warsaw ghetto uprising -- Persecution of the Catholic Church -- Resistance through culture -- The underground press -- Poland betrayed -- The Warsaw uprising -- Tyranny replaced -- Epitaph to a defiant nation.
Summary: "Poland, a nation that stood alone against a superior aggressor, mustered the resilience and determination to mount an effective resistance movement against the forces of Nazism. A nation defiant illustrates the impact of the Second World War on the lives of ordinary men and women who were forced to live day in and day out under the barbaric rule of the German occupation. With a spirit of defiance and a deep-seated rejection of the German occupation, witness the bravery of a united nation, and the tragedies of war that we dare not forget."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-274).

The Polish phoenix -- The September campaign -- The occupation under German rule -- Life under Soviet rule -- The civilian resistance -- The underground state -- The underground army -- Poland and the SOE -- Women in the Polish resistance -- The Jews and the Warsaw ghetto uprising -- Persecution of the Catholic Church -- Resistance through culture -- The underground press -- Poland betrayed -- The Warsaw uprising -- Tyranny replaced -- Epitaph to a defiant nation.

"Poland, a nation that stood alone against a superior aggressor, mustered the resilience and determination to mount an effective resistance movement against the forces of Nazism. A nation defiant illustrates the impact of the Second World War on the lives of ordinary men and women who were forced to live day in and day out under the barbaric rule of the German occupation. With a spirit of defiance and a deep-seated rejection of the German occupation, witness the bravery of a united nation, and the tragedies of war that we dare not forget."--Publisher's website.

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