2003, ISBN: 0700612343

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[EAN: 9780700612345], [PU: Lawrence KS. 2003. Univerity Press Of Kansas], Jacket, black full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780700612345], [PU: Lawrence KS. 2003. Univerity Press Of Kansas], Jacket, black full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny nick at spine bottom, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xv+343p. 31 b&w photo illustrations. b&w map. notes. glossary. bibliography. index. world history. world war ii. history of poland. nazi germany. invasion of poland. third reich. ~ It was one of the most ruthlessly conceived and executed invasions in the annals of warfare. Hitler's Polish campaign unleashed a blitzkrieg in which SS troops, police squads, and the army itself waged an ethnic war of unprecedented brutality. Tens of thousands of Poles~roughly 80 percent of whom were Christian~were summarily executed in acts of collective punishment. After six weeks, a country was crushed and the world was at war. Usually given short shrift in most histories of World War II, the invasion of Poland was more than a series of opening salvos; it was a testing ground for German brutalities to come. In this first intensive study of the invasion, Alexander Rossino provides a comprehensive study of the Polish campaign, including disturbing new insights into its racist and ideological underpinnings. Rossino tells how this invasion melded the ideology of the Nazi Party with Germany's military yearning for empire in the East. The Polish campaign was important as the first step in Hitler's drive for "living space" for Germans in Eastern Europe, and as the blitzkrieg decimated urban residential areas, civilians soon became indistinguishable from combatants. In addition to describing military operations, Rossino also provides a close analysis of SS plans to murder Polish leaders, German army reprisal policies, and the close collaboration of Wehrmacht and SS forces in the subjugation and execution of Polish citizens. Rossino considers both top~level decision making and the experiences of German soldiers as he explores the mentality of those who perpetrated crimes against civilians. He particularly investigates the links between Nazi racial~political policies and military action to show that Poland was merely the German army's dress rehearsal for the later slaughter of other Slavs and Jews during the Russian campaign. By providing a detailed examination of atrocities committed by both military and SS personnel, he shows that the Wehrmacht's criminality was clearly evident at the beginning of the war. Hitler Strikes Poland is a startling reconstruction of history that clearly reveals the extent to which Nazi philosophy drove the German war machine. By placing German expansionism in its ideological context, it can help us better understand the brutality of the years that followed and better appreciate the suffering of the Polish people., Books<

2003, ISBN: 9780700612345

University Press of Kansas, Hardcover, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-05-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.7 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2422938, Germany, Europe, History, Subjects, Books, Eastern… Mehr…

University Press of Kansas, Hardcover, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-05-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.7 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2422938, Germany, Europe, History, Subjects, Books, Eastern, Poland, Strategy, Tactics & Military Science, Military History, Land Forces, Armed Forces, Origins, World War II 1939-1945, World History, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, War & Defence Operations, Warfare & Defence, University Press of Kansas, 2003<

ISBN: 9780700612345

A gripping examination of the systematic and murderous ways that Germans first put into place their criminal ideology in their invasion of Poland, during which tens of thousands of civili… Mehr…

A gripping examination of the systematic and murderous ways that Germans first put into place their criminal ideology in their invasion of Poland, during which tens of thousands of civilians were killed to make "living space" for Germans in the east. Media > Book, [PU: University Press of Kansas]<