White Eagle, Red Star

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White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20 is a 1972 book covering the Polish-Soviet War written by Norman Davies. This monograph is Davies' first book.

It is considered by many historians to be one of the best English-language books on the subject (ex. A. J. P. Taylor who wrote the foreword to it, also wrote: Norman Davies's book is a permanent contribution to historical knowledge and international understanding.)

[edit] Editions

The book had several editions and translations:

ISBNs:

For Pimlico; New Ed edition (27 Nov 2003)

1. ISBN 0712606947
2. ISBN 978-0712606943

For Orbis Books (London) Ltd; Revised Ed edition (Jan 1984)

1. ISBN 0901149233
2. ISBN 978-0901149237

For Birlinn Ltd (30 Nov 2000)

1. ISBN 184158083X
2. ISBN 978-1841580838

For Macdonald (13 Jul 1972)

1. ISBN 0356040135
2. ISBN 978-0356040134

Other language editions:

• Polish bibuła underground translations - two in 1987 and 1988 ([1])
• Polish Orzeł Biały, Czerwona Gwiazda, Wydawnictwo Znak, 1997, ISBN 8370067611

v • d • e Books by Norman Davies White Eagle, Red Star · Poland, Past and Present · God's Playground · Heart of Europe · Europe: A History · The Isles: A History · Microcosm · Rising '44. The Battle for Warsaw · Europe East and West

[edit] External links

• Excerpt: Pages 41 - 47

[edit] Further reading

• Review of White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20 by Norman Davies, A. J. P. Taylor. Author(s) of Review: Albert Parry. Russian Review, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1973), pp. 196-198 JSTOR
• Review of White Eagle, Red Star. The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-1920. by Norman Davies. Author(s) of Review: Michael Alfred Peszke. Military Affairs, Vol. 52, No. 2 (Apr., 1988), p. 107 JSTOR