The Civilian Population and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944Cambridge University Press, 12.08.2004 - 364 Seiten The Warsaw Uprising of 1944, always a topic of passionate discussion, has already been the subject of many books and other publications. These works, however, have dealt primarily with the political and military aspects of the insurrection, and hence there has been a tendency to forget that nearly one million people, mainly civilians, were caught in insurgent Warsaw and virtually entombed there. Nearly a quarter of them did not survive the ordeal. The battle continued for over two months under incessant German bombardment and fire, whilst diplomatic manoeuvres and intrigues taking place between the Big Three failed to be of any effective help to the fighting city. For sixty-three days the inhabitants of Warsaw lived in difficult, dangerous and desperate conditions. This book is a description of their plight, of their lives, of how they organised themselves and of their survival. It is an analysis of their reaction to the battle itself and to its political and diplomatic implications. It is a study, where possible, of public opinion. The first chapter of the book is a detailed description of life in occupied Warsaw from 1939 to 1944, as this forms an indispensable background to the work. There is also a section on Poland's political and international position during the war. |
Inhalt
WARSAW DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION | 4 |
THE OUTBREAK OF THE UPRISING AND | 56 |
THE COURSE OF THE UPRISING | 98 |
LIFE IN INSURGENT WARSAW | 204 |
Conclusion | 252 |
Notes | 259 |
Bibliography | 322 |
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Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Civilian Population and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Joanna K. M. Hanson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1982 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Allies amongst APUST Armia Armia Krajowa Armia Ludowa attitude August AWIH AZHP Bartoszewski Bień Biuletyn Informacyjny bombing Bór Borkiewicz capitulation cellars Ciechanowski civilian population Commander Delegatura Despatch from Poland district dni powstania warszawskiego Dziennik evacuation fighting fire German Government Delegate GSHI hospitals houses Hoża Ibid insurgent Warsaw intelligentsia Kirchmayer Korboński LCPW I.i LCPW II London Madajczyk Marszałkowska Meldunek BIP Meldunek wewnętrzny meldunku military Mokotów morale Nazi Obwód occupation Ochota Okręgu okupacji Okupowanej Warszawy dzień Old Town organisation outbreak Patrol Podlewski Poland Poles Polish government Polityka Polityka III Rzeszy Polskie Radio Powiśle powstańczej Warszawie Powstanie Warszawskie 1944 refugees Report result Robotnik Russians Rządu Warszawa Południe Rzeczpospolita Samorząd September Serwański situation Służ Służba soldiers Społ Śródmieście Starost streets Szarota Uprising Varsovians Warsaw Rising Warsaw Uprising Warszawa Walczy wojny Wojsk Wola Wroniszewski wrzesień Wspomnienia Żoliborz Życie w powstańczej
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