Roger Moorhouse: First to Fight, Kartoniert / Broschiert
First to Fight
- The Polish War 1939
(if available from our supplier)
- Publisher:
- Vintage Publishing, 09/2020
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781784706241
- Item number:
- 9712676
- Volume:
- 368 Pages
- Weight:
- 280 g
- Format:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Thickness:
- 25 mm
- Release date:
- 3.9.2020
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
A new and definitive account of the German invasion of Poland that initiated WWII in 1939, written by a historian at the height of his abilities.
'Deeply researched, very well-written... This book will be the standard work on the subject for many years to come' - Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny
The Polish campaign is the forgotten story of the Second World War.
The war began on 1 September 1939, when German tanks, trucks and infantry crossed the Polish border, and the Luftwaffe began bombing Poland's towns and cities. The Polish army fought bravely but could not withstand the concentrated attack. When the Red Army invaded from the east, the country's fate was sealed.
This is the first history of the Polish war for almost half a century. Drawing on letters, memoirs and diaries from all sides, Roger Moorhouse's dramatic account of the military events is entwined with a human story of courage and suffering, and a dark tale of diplomatic betrayal.
'Important... Moorhouse has a wonderful knack for reminding us about the parts of the Second World War that we are in danger of forgetting' Dan Snow
** Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History 2020 **
Biography
Der Autor Roger Moorhouse, geboren 1968 in Stockport, Cheshire, Studium an der London University, ist Dozent für Neue Deutsche Geschichte an der University of Strathclyde, und regelmäßiger Mitarbeiter des BBC History Magazine. Zudem ist er Mitglied der Royal Society of Arts. Moorhouse lebt mit seiner Frau und zwei Kindern in Buckinghamshire.
