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In August 1968, Poland was one of the satellite countries that joined the Soviet Union in the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Was she compelled to take part by her powerful ally? Or did she participate willingly - seeing in Prague's move toward liberalization an indirect but real threat to her own security? William Woods' incisive study, which covers Poland's history from 1939 to the present, is valuable background reading for an understanding of Poland's role in that invasion. Mr. Woods spent three months in Poland in the summer of 1967 and returned in March 1968 in time to witness firsthand the student riots and the government's harsh reaction. Mr. Woods interviewed hundreds of Poles in all walks of life - Catholics, atheists, workers, artists, economic planners, students, and politicians. He lets the people speak for themselves, whether they support the current regime or loathe it. The result is a book filled with exciting conversations, vivid impressions, and surprising revelations. The book begins with the war, the Polish underground, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the death camps, the Battle Warsaw, and moves on to the remarkable postwar recovery in industry and farming, and the res

Author

William Woods

Publisher

New York, Hill and Wang

Published

1968

Language

EN

Subjects

History, Humanities