Opis: My Boyhood War - Bohdan Hryniewicz

My Boyhood War, Warsaw 1944 is an intensely personal account of Hryniewicz' life in Poland during the Second World War, centered primarily on the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944. Despite being the longest urban battle between lightly armed irregular forces and the most professional Army of its day - in terms of ferocity, compared by the Germans themselves to the Battle of Stalingrad - the Warsaw Uprising still remains one of the least known chapters of World War II. In this first-hand account, the harrowing details of life under years of occupation and heavy urban combat are told with disarming authenticity through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy. Hryniewicz was eight when the war began and 13 when he became a runner to the Commanding Officer of a Polish Home Army Unit, making him both witness and participant in the midst of the 63-day long battle. These impressive personal recollections are explored together with the author's broader insights into the connected events that so transformed the map of Europe, which continue to dictate geopolitics today Praised by eminent historians, authors and statesmen alike, the author's account stands as a cautionary tale about the brutal and lasting effects of war. As tensions in Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe continue to mount, this book serves as a timely reminder of the ever present dangers of Imperial annexation on Europe's eastern flank. "The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 was one of the most horrific episodes of World War II, not just because it involved destruction and suffering on a massive scale it epitomized Stalin's betrayal of everything the Allies were fighting for. This first-hand memoir is a welcome addition to our knowledge of what it meant for ordinary people." Count Adam Zamoyski, historian and author"

Szczegóły: My Boyhood War - Bohdan Hryniewicz

Tytuł: My Boyhood War
Autor: Bohdan Hryniewicz
Producent: History Press
ISBN: 9780750962100
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 256
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.46 kg

Recenzje: My Boyhood War - Bohdan Hryniewicz