{"product_id":"poland-1939-the-outbreak-of-world-war-ii-hardcover","title":"Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Moorhouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"chilling\" and \"expertly\" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World War II (\u003ci\u003eTimes of London\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that followed saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war-blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing-yet it is routinely overlooked by historians. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePoland 1939\u003c\/i\u003e, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Moorhouse \u003c\/b\u003estudied history at the University of London and is a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw. He is the author of several books on World War II history, including \u003ci\u003eBerlin at War\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize) and\u003ci\u003e The Devils' Alliance\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769610240288,"sku":"9780465095384","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a060f010e3fce8f0f979add2a41daba6.webp?v=1780351904","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poland-1939-the-outbreak-of-world-war-ii-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}