{"product_id":"the-warsaw-uprising-1-august-2-october-1944-9781800550452","title":"The Warsaw Uprising: 1 August - 2 October 1944","description":"An engrossing history of the largest resistance movement in the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for readers of Anthony Beevor, Max Hastings and Alex Kershaw.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the summer of 1944 Poland had been occupied by Nazi forces for nearly five years, but on August 1 the people of Warsaw attempted to throw off their shackles and rise up against their Nazi oppressors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor sixty-three days German tanks, planes and artillery crushed the ill-equipped Polish Home Army leading to the deaths of 16,000 Polish resistance fighters and over 150,000 civilians, as well as leaving only fifteen percent of the city intact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould Britain, America and the Soviet Union have done more to rescue their allies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did this Polish secret army organize itself and train while their city was under control of the Nazis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in what ways did five years of occupation and events such as the Katyn massacre and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising shape the actions of the Polish resistance? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Bruce's book explores the history of Warsaw and Poland through the Second World War and provides an eye-opening account of the oppressed men, women and children's courageous attempt to resist the Nazis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most heroic, as well as tragic, episodes of the Second World War ... movingly related in a valuable book' \u003ci\u003eThe Army Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mr Bruce has gone to immense trouble to research his facts and figures, and the result is yet another condemnation of the appalling brutality of the Hitler regime.' \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mr Bruce's calm, comprehensive account is most welcome. His careful researches in London and Warsaw included personal interviews with many of the survivors of the Polish leadership.' \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'George Bruce ... has accomplished a difficult task magnificently well, in producing a highly readable account of the tangled Polish uprising.' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Press\u003c\/i\u003e, Dublin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e described Bruce's books as 'well researched, with a keen eye for historical detail.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Warsaw Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e not only traces the sequence of events but examines the political and ideological background of the Uprising. It is a captivating work that should be essential reading for all who wish to learn more about this monumental event.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sapere Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380804030738,"sku":"9781800550452","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a07047a-3640-455c-92cc-f296d6477695.jpg?v=1728687909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-warsaw-uprising-1-august-2-october-1944-9781800550452","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}