{"product_id":"rising-44-the-battle-for-warsaw-paperback","title":"Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most dramatic and shameful episodes in World War II was the doomed Warsaw uprising of 1944--an uprising that failed because the Allies betrayed it. Now that story comes to its full terrible life in this gripping account by the bestselling historian Norman Davies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August 1944, encouraged by the advance of the Red Army, the Polish Resistance poured forty thousand fighters into the streets of Warsaw to reclaim the city from the hated Germans. But Stalin condemned the uprising as a criminal venture. For sixty-three days the Wehrmacht methodically set about crushing the rebellion and destroying the city. Following the battle's desperate progress through the cellars and sewers of Warsaw, \u003cb\u003eRising '44\u003c\/b\u003e retrieves its subject from the shadows of history, revealing its pivotal importance to the outcome of World War II and the Cold War that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Davies is a supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society, and Professor Emeritus at London University. His books include \u003cb\u003eEurope: A History\u003c\/b\u003e (a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book), \u003cb\u003eThe Isles: A History\u003c\/b\u003e, and the definitive history of Poland, \u003cb\u003eGod's Playground\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 848\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.42 x 5.56 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 October 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753771139360,"sku":"9780143035404","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98bb4392628eb0dbda3feb00a54c6544.webp?v=1780027154","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rising-44-the-battle-for-warsaw-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}