Poland between the Wars, 1918–1939

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. The Second Republic in Historiographical Outline

   • Peter D. Stachura

   Pages 1-12

3. Three Insurrections: Upper Silesia 1919–21

   • Peter Leśniewski

   Pages 13-42

4. The Battle of Warsaw, August 1920, and the Development of the Second Polish Republic

   • Peter D. Stachura

   Pages 43-59

5. National Identity and the Ethnic Minorities in Early Inter-War Poland

   • Peter D. Stachura

   Pages 60-86

6. Freedom of the Press in Inter-War Poland: The System of Control

   • John M. Bates

   Pages 87-108

7. Poland’s Defence Preparations in 1939

   • Andrzej Suchcitz

   Pages 109-136

8. Back Matter

   Pages 137-153

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Incorporating selective papers from a successful conference organised by the Polish Society, this book presents challenging and frequently revisionist views on a variety of controversial themes relating to the interwar Polish Republic, including its struggle over Upper Silesia, the question of national identity and its ethnic minorities, the significance of the Battle of Warsaw, the role of the press and its defence preparations in 1939. The volume thus makes an important contribution to scholarly debate of a crucial period in Poland's recent history.

• chronology
• history
• Poland

...this is a welcome little volume that should prove useful in introducing the interested but uninformed reader to some of the major issues of interwar Polish history. American Historical Review

• University of Stirling, Scotland

  Peter D. Stachura

JOHN M. BATES Lecturer in Polish, University of Glasgow PETER LESNIEWSKI served in the Royal Air Force ANDRZEJ SUCHCITZ Keeper of Archives at The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London

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