George Sanford

Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940

Truth, Justice and Memory

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accounting of the mechanics of the transportation and execution of the victims. The truth about the massacre was suppressed both by the Soviet Union and by their post-war satellite regime in Poland. But the management of the issue by the American and British governments after 1943, examined in the second half of this book, also has major significance. The failure by the Western powers to question the Soviet cover-up stands as an embarrassing part of their wider policy of acceptance of Poland's takeover at the end of WWII. While the lingering effects of war continue to haunt Eastern Europe, this study is a vital contribution on the debate over… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-134-30299-4
EAN: 9781134302994
Produktnummer: 14828820
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 614 KB
Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

George Sanford is a reader in politics Bristol University and a leading academic specialist on Poland and Eastern Europe. He is the author of ten books, including most recently the Historical Dictionary of Poland (2003), Democratic Government in Poland (2002) and Poland: The Conquest of History (1999).