White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 and "The Miracle on the Vistula"
by Norman Davies
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Author: Norman DaviesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-01
ISBN: 0712606947
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Random House UK
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Book Review: Well written book about a forgotten war.
Summary: 4 Stars
I first found out about the Battle of Warsaw when reading JFC Fuller's brilliant "The Conduct of War: 1769-1961" over 15 years ago. Fuller referred to the battle as being one of the decisive battles of the Western World and how the Poles stopped the Red Army invading western Europe.I had been intrigued ever since, and found out more when I read Norman Davies' book. He describes in detail how the war started from a series of border skirmishes and escalated into a full-scale conflagration, with the Poles invading the Ukraine, then the Russians invading Poland in return; before being routed on the Vistula.
Davies also discusses the aftermath of the war and how the Poles success in 1920 was ultimately to contribute to their disaster of 1939.
The unusual nature of the war - it was the last European war in which cavalry played a dominant role - is also well described.
For those interested in this forgotten but highly important piece of history, this book is definately recommended.
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