The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and Their Culture by Adam Zamoyski Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and Their Culture
Book Review: This is to counteract the poor rating Amira gave this book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Amira should kindly recall this book is about POLISH history! One star was an irresponsible attack merely because of a faulty definition. Still angry over the Battle of Vienna perhaps? Please take care next time not to trash an entire work because of one mistake.
Book Review: Comprehensive history of Poland
Summary: 5 Stars
I own God's playground Volumes 1 & 2 by Norman Davies which are the foremost books on polish history in english but i also bought the Polish Way and together these two authors have given me the blessing of a grand knowledge of polish history
i would recommend this book to anyone interested it is written beautifully
also if like me u want to learn all u can of your heratige i would recommend reading this book first before Norman Davies something i did not do it will help your understanding of it all a thousand years arent easy to immediatly swallow
Good Luck and many blessings
Book Review: Outstanding introduction to Polish history
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book before my first trip to Poland recently because I wanted to know a thing or two about Polish history before 1939. It contains about a thousand years of detailed history written in a way that captivates the reader and makes the book hard to put down. I did notice a bit of a tendency to exagerrate Poland's importance in the scheme of European politics and history, but it was not overbearing and did not negate the many excellent qualities of the book. Obviously it's impossible to sqeeze a lot of detail into one volume covering a period of a thousand years, but this book does very good job of balancing its broad overview with the need for sufficient detail about the people, places, and events it covers. I found it to be a fascinating and enlightening introduction to Polish history and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in this subject.Book Review: Long Live Poland!
Summary: 4 Stars
As a proud Polish-American I wanted to do something to celebrate Polish-American Heritage Month, which is every October, and this year I delved into "The Polish Way" by Adam Zamoyski. And I was so happy to do it! Zamoyski captures Poland's rich history as a repository for Eastern European culture, beginning with the years before the Renaissance and concluding with the late 20th century . The author does a laudable job at describing Poland's magnificent tapestry of rulers, diplomats, military leaders, artists, and authors; I felt he could have done more to illustrate the prominence of the Roman Catholic Church in the country's history. He did, however, fully articulate the proud past Poland can boast of religious tolerance, which was the primary reason why before Hitler there was such a large concentration of Jewish people in the homeland of my ancestors.
I would recommend "God's Playground" by Norman Davies for a more comprehensive history of Poland, but for those who want a general overview from a scholar who truly displays his expertise, "The Polish Way" is the best way.
Book Review: Dissapointing
Summary: 3 Stars
Polish history is disribed well enough by Norman Davies not to read such books. It's maybe good for people not knowing where Poland actually is situated and not willing to learn much more than that.