The Polish Deportees of World War II: Recollections of Removal to the Soviet Union and Dispersal Throughout the World
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786432586 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is the story of that brutal Soviet ethnic cleansing campaign told in the words of some of the survivors. We have spent weeks now sleeping in lice-infested dirty rags in train stations," wrote the Milewski family. It is an unforgettable human drama of excruciating martyrdom in the Gulag. Among the great tragedies that befell Poland during World War II was the forced deportation of its citizens by the Soviet Union during the first Soviet occupation of that country between 1939 and 1941. For example, one witness reports: "A young woman who had given birth on the train threw herself and her newborn under the wheels of an approaching train." Survivors also tell the story of events after the "amnesty." "Our suffering is simply indescribable. Details are also given on the non-European countries that extended a helping hand to the exiles in their hour of need.
Well-written, well-researchedmoving --History: Reviews of New BooksExcellentof great interest --Journal of Cold War Studies
More must be said My Grandfather and his family were also "guests" of Stalin and sent to Siberia in 1939. What people forget is that the Poles, Russians, and Germans were enemies well before the Second World War. In fact, the the animosity goes as far back as the late 18th Century.Another fact that is lost is that the Poles continued to fight for their country well after their initial defeat in 1939. They fielded the More must be said proz My Grandfather and his family were also "guests" of Stalin and sent to Siberia in 1939. What people forget is that the Poles, Russians, and Germans were enemies well before the Second World War. In fact, the the animosity goes as far back as the late 18th Century.Another fact that is lost is that the Poles continued to fight for their country well after their initial defeat in 1939. They fielded the 4th largest Army against the Nazis during WWII and helped liberate France and Ital. th largest Army against the Nazis during WWII and helped liberate France and Ital. Jan Peczkis said Virtually Forgotten Soviet Genocide Against Poles. Piotrowski, the author, dedicates this book: "To the victims of Soviet crimes against humanity". Everyone has heard of what the Nazis did to the Jews, but who ever heard of the "Virtually Forgotten Soviet Genocide Against Poles" according to Jan Peczkis. Piotrowski, the author, dedicates this book: "To the victims of Soviet crimes against humanity". Everyone has heard of what the Nazis did to the Jews, but who ever heard of the 2-Virtually Forgotten Soviet Genocide Against Poles Piotrowski, the author, dedicates this book: "To the victims of Soviet crimes against humanity". Everyone has heard of what the Nazis did to the Jews, but who ever heard of the 2-3 million Polish gentiles also murdered by the Germans? Even fewer have so much as an inkling of the millions of victims of Communism. The Soviet genocide directed against Poles, reliant as it was on shootings and especially mass overwork and starvation, does not capture the imagination as much as the ass. million Polish gentiles also murdered by the Germans? Even fewer have so much as an inkling of the millions of victims of Communism. The Soviet genocide directed against Poles, reliant as it was on shootings and especially mass overwork and starvation, does not capture the imagination as much as the ass. -Virtually Forgotten Soviet Genocide Against Poles Piotrowski, the author, dedicates this book: "To the victims of Soviet crimes against humanity". Everyone has heard of what the Nazis did to the Jews, but who ever heard of the 2-3 million Polish gentiles also murdered by the Germans? Even fewer have so much as an inkling of the millions of victims of Communism. The Soviet genocide directed against Poles, reliant as it was on shootings and especially mass overwork and starvation, does not capture the imagination as much as the ass. million Polish gentiles also murdered by the Germans? Even fewer have so much as an inkling of the millions of victims of Communism. The Soviet genocide directed against Poles, reliant as it was on shootings and especially mass overwork and starvation, does not capture the imagination as much as the ass. "Interesting" according to Jen R.. I really enjoyed this book. It is absolutely heartbreaking, but it shed light on a part of WWII history I was not familiar with. I loved reading these new insights (new to me at least) about life for these refugees. The story is overall a sad, but hopeful one of suffering combined with a beautiful resilience.
He is also the author of The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England (2002), Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn (2000), Poland's Holocaust (1998) and Vengeance of the Swallows (1995). He has received many awards including the Outstanding Associate Professor Award. Tadeusz Piotrowski is a professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester where he also teaches courses in anthropology and the