Author: ASCHERSON, NEAL
Title: The Struggles for Poland
Description: London, Michael Joseph. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718128125). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 242 pages. Map endpapers. An accessible yet authoritative account of the history of Poland in the 20th century accompanied by astonishing photographs, many of which were taken under extreme conditions during times of war and suppression. Ascherson draws upon hundreds of interviews with witnesses and survivors and upon his own experiences and vast knowledge of this extraordinary country to provide a vivid, and often moving, perspective on a nation journeying slowly towards justice and its effective independence. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.86 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 24. Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Polish History, Stalinism, Wladyslaw Gomulka, Edward Gierek, Gdansk, Lech Walesa, Solidarity Trade Union, Jozef Pilsudski, Warsaw Ghetto, Katyn Massacre 0718128125


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