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Poland's Holocaust: Ethnic Strife, Collaboration With Occupying Forces and Genocide in the Second Republic, 1918-1947

by Tadeusz Piotrowski (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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Based on primary and secondary sources in numerous languages (including Polish, German, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Russian and English).
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  1. ISBN-10
    0786403713
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0786403714
  3. Publisher
    McFarland Publishing
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1997
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1.25 x 10.5 inches
  7. Print length
    437 pages
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"[of] permanent value is Piotrowski's effort to make clear this dark and murky field as well as make more comprehensible the controversies pertaining to the last 100 years of East Central European history" -- periphery

"a clear, detailed textbook on Poland's Holocaust.... The book is an excellent source for students, as well as a valuable resource on Polish history...a must" -- News of Poland

"a valuable contribution" -- The Sarmatian Review

"an excellent book" -- Polish American Journal

"extensive index, table of abbreviations, appendix, and profuse documentation. All college and public libraries" -- Choice

"fills the gap" -- C&RL News

"impressive research...painstakingly relates how each ethnic group behaved" -- Polis Library News

About the Author

A native of Volhynia, Tadeusz Piotrowski and his family lived under both the Soviet and the German occupations of Poland's eastern territories until August 1943. He is a professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester where he received the Distinguished Professor Award for 1996-97. He is also the author of Vengeance of the Swallows (1995, winner of the Cultural Achievement Award from the American Council for Polish Culture).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland Publishing (January 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 437 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786403713
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786403714
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.25 x 10.5 inches
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Karen S. Hansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015
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Extremely robust in detail and the highest quality writing.
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Barbara Cady
5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Holocaust
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2009
This book is a must read for those who are interested in deepening their knowledge of the true history of WWII--and, of course, Poland's history. The slaughter of three million Polish Jews during the war is an established--and horrific--fact. But, unfortunately, the fate of the additional three million Poles who were slaughtered during the same time frame, has been, for the most part,ignored. The world is ignorant of the huge role the Polish Army played in the Allied victory. It was the fourth largest of the Allied forces, helped win the Battle of Falaise, and made the taking of Monte Casino possible. Hopefully, this book will increase the public's understanding of the unprecedented suffering Poles endured during WWII and the tremendous sacrifices they made during the German and Russian occupation of their land. It's a largely untold story. Until this informative book.
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Andrzej
4.0 out of 5 stars Ukranian perdition under the spotlight
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2001
As in his other works, the author describes the terror in wartime SE Poland. The area's volatility was sown after the First World War. Poland - back again after the Partitions - had to fight for its freedom against the Red Army. The Ukranians could have thrown in their lot with Poland against the bigger threat, but the concept of 'my enemy's enemy is my friend' was too touchy-feely for the all or nothing hardliners among the Ukranian leadership. The Poles beat the Russians who beat the Ukranians, so what a surprise the land was divided between the two. To describe this as colonialism is incredible ignorance! And pathetic! This was the country that had been MIA for over a century! Siding with the Nazis is understandable, as for the Ukranians the Russians were the real enemy. The inhumane zeal they applied is quite a another matter. He who sides with monsters does not have to become a monster...
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lawyerguy
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2002
If you are looking for a comprehensive overview of the atrocities committed on Polish territory during the 1939 to 1945 period you could not do too much better than Piotrowski's book. Those that don't like it (see above) are not interested in the facts coming out. The German's were not the only group committing atrocities and this book meticulously sets out the full narrative. My mother and father both lived through these times and were witness to many of these events. My mother was deported to Kazakhstan by the Russians and her father was taken away and murdered. This is one of the few books that tackles this crime. Much like the murder of Polish officers at Katyn woods which the Russians recently ackowledged, the Soviet "ethnic cleansing" of eastern Poland is a story that is slowly emerging from unneath the fog of Communist lies and deception. For those researching this topic Allen Paul's 1991 book, "Katyn-Stalin's Massacre and the Seeds of Polish Resurrection" is also a "must have".
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klimekk
5.0 out of 5 stars The most coimplete guide to that fierce period of history
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2000
Only that one book offers to full undesrstanding the different factors and all events related to Poland's Holocauts, which included Jews, Poles, Ukrainian and other nations. The "reasons" and vows to ethnical cleansing were shown very thoroughful. If you compare your "standard" knowledge taken from mass media to that one offered in the book, you'll find a big difference.
For me that book makes more sense to understand events of that time. Too bad that this book is out of print !
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The Professor Dave
4.0 out of 5 stars A reasonable view of a tangled history with many "truths"
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2002
Anything to do with Poland and the Balkans is a story of hate going back so far that all truth is buried in myth. Perhaps the only way to find a reasonable view is to read several books from different sides and then (perhaps best from your own notes) try to sift through for some reality. However, the past and 20th century anti-Semitism of Poland (and Russia--and Germany and France and the U.S.A, etc.) is clear from the personal memories of many of us who saw F.D.R. force a boat loaded with Jews back to Germany to perish to appease the massive hatred of his supporters for Jews.
Then look at the lies Ambrose told to keep the money line open to the Eisenhower family. "Ike" had seen ample evidence of the camps, but refused to bomb the railroad bridges, and became a willing hand in the murder of thousands (with F.D.R's support). Then look at the books showing his "rage" when he came to a camp with Patton, acting as though he hadn't seen untold pictures of what was happening
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Waldek
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2004
Excellent book. Shows Pre-ww2 Poland for what it really was an imperiaist warmonger. Kievian -Rus lands stolen by Poland in the middle ages always created strife. Polish nobility forced Ukrainians to be serfs while Poles remained the Aristocrates. This is interesting because Hitler had these same plans for Poland. Poland instigated the Polish-Soviet war, which in fact most Poles hate to admit. He should have also metioned how Lenin appointed many Poles to his secret police the Cheka and these Poles such as Dzerzhinskii slaughtered millions of Russians.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2010
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This book is essential reading for anybody seriously interested in this period of history. The author goes into detail regarding the part played by the minorities in German atrocities. Tragically some members of the Jewish community are examined and are found to have played a significant role in aiding the Germans. The role of the Judenrat and Jewish police is examined. Also "Group 13", named after the number of the street in the ghetto that their headquarters was based in, and Zagiew or Torch organisation. The Gestapo ran a network of about 1000 Jews to discover hiding Jews and the Poles who were helping them, and spy on and discover Polish or Jewish resistance members.

Authors writing about the Ghetto Uprising describe how they had to combat these organisations and the Jewish police, before they could take on the Germans.

Other ethnic groups are also put under the spotlight, including the Poles themselves.

The author is impartial and devotes a seperate section to each group and examines the evidence available and sources. The time frame is not limited to WW2, but includes the periods before and also the imposition of Communist rule in Poland post 1944.

The book fills out the events that took place in Poland and is not limited to just the genocide of the Jews, but describes each of the minorities in Poland and their relationships between each other and the occupiers. This is something I find lacking in more well known works or readily available texts.

There is a massive list of referances for further reading if required.

Very painful, but necessary reading.
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