White Eagle, Red Star
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covering the Polish-Soviet War
Polish-Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine and the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic—four states in post–World War I Europe...
written by Norman Davies
Norman Davies
Professor Ivor Norman Richard Davies FBA, FRHistS is a leading English historian of Welsh descent, noted for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland, and the United Kingdom.- Academic career :...
. This monograph
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is Davies' first book.
It is considered by many historians to be one of the best English-language books on the subject (ex. A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor
Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA was a British historian of the 20th century and renowned academic who became well known to millions through his popular television lectures.-Early life:...
who wrote the foreword
Foreword
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to it, also wrote: Norman Davies's book is a permanent contribution to historical knowledge and international understanding.)
Editions
The book had several editions and translations:ISBNs:
- For Pimlico; New Ed edition (27 Nov 2003)
- ISBN 0712606947
- ISBN 978-0712606943
- For Orbis Books (London) Ltd; Revised Ed edition (Jan 1984)
- ISBN 0901149233
- ISBN 978-0901149237
- For Birlinn Ltd (30 Nov 2000)
- ISBN 184158083X
- ISBN 978-1841580838
- For Macdonald (13 Jul 1972)
- ISBN 0356040135
- ISBN 978-0356040134
Other language editions:
- Polish bibuła underground translations - two in 1987 and 1988 (http://www.incipit.home.pl/bibula_/bzd.html)
- Polish Orzeł Biały, Czerwona Gwiazda, Wydawnictwo Znak, 1997, ISBN 8370067611
External links
Further reading
- Review of White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20 by Norman Davies, A. J. P. Taylor. Author(s) of Review: Albert Parry. Russian Review, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1973), pp. 196-198 JSTOR
- Review of White Eagle, Red Star. The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-1920. by Norman Davies. Author(s) of Review: Michael Alfred Peszke. Military Affairs, Vol. 52, No. 2 (Apr., 1988), p. 107 JSTOR