Poland's place in Europe: General Sikorski and the origin of the Oder-Neisse line, 1939-1943 / Sarah Meiklejohn Terry.
1983, 1st Edition. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #337507
ISBN: 0691101361
Physical description: xvi, 394 pages: illustrations. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Note on Geographical Terms -- Part One. The Historical Setting -- I. Introduction -- II. The Burden of History -- Part Two. Program and Promise -- III. The Unlikely Iconoclast -- IV. Sikorski's Russian Gambit -- V. Toward a New Central Europe -- VI. The Eastern Boundary: Encounter with Necessity -- VII. Synthesis: The Precarious Balance -- Part Three. Agony and Aftermath -- VIII. Setting for Disaster -- IX. Retreat from Rapprochement -- X. Boundary Politics: East versus West -- XI. The Consequences of Failure -- Epilogue. Sikorski: Realist or Visionary? -- Bibliographical Essay -- Selected Bibliography – Index. Subjects: Sikorski, W adys aw 1881-1943. Sikorski, W adys aw 1881-1943 Studies. Occupation of Poland (1939-1945). World War (1939-1945). World War, 1939-1945 Territorial questions Poland. Oder-Neisse Line (Germany and Poland). Genre: History. Illustrated.
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