In "White Eagle, Red Star, " distinguished historian Norman Davies gives us a full account of the Polish-Soviet War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Armysure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe was crushed by a devastating Polish attack.
Drawing on both Polish and Russian sources, Norman Davies shows how this war was a pivotal event in the course of European history." About the Author: Norman Davies, Professor Emeritus of the University of London and Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is also the author of "God s Playground" and "Europe and Microcosm."".
Since known as The Miracle of the Vistula, it remains one of the most crucial conflicts of the Western world.
In "White Eagle, Red Star, " distinguished historian Norman Davies gives us a full account of the Polish-Soviet War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Armysure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe was crushed by a devastating Polish attack