Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military History (Illustrated Histories)

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Summary: A concise overview of Poland's effort in WWII
Review: "Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military History" by Andrew Hempel is a great overview of the Polish military effort in the second World War. This book is a concise outline, and not a lengthy volume, so it makes a great introduction to the topic. With more than 50 black-and-white photographs, the people and events described are brought to life.

As this book is concise and written in a straightforward manner, it makes great reading for young people or even postgraduates like me interested in the topic.

Rating:
Summary: A concise overview of Poland's effort in WWII
Review: "Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military History" by Andrew Hempel is a great overview of the Polish military effort in the second World War. This book is a concise outline, and not a lengthy volume, so it makes a great introduction to the topic. With more than 50 black-and-white photographs, the people and events described are brought to life.

As this book is concise and written in a straightforward manner, it makes great reading for young people or even postgraduates like me interested in the topic.

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Summary: Good, but way too short
Review: This book is a neat little introduction to Poland's participation in World War II. It begins with a quick, six-page overview of Polish history prior to WWII, and then launches into the war. This book is quite short, being a mere 106 pages when the bibliography and index are not counted (in the hardcover, 2000 edition). However, it contains many excellent black-and-white pictures, but no maps at all.

Overall, I liked this book, but did find it a little too short to be of much value. It would make a good book for younger readers, who need a (very) short overview of Polish activity during the war. But, I would not recommend it for adult readers.

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Summary: Do not waste your money.
Review: This is a very personal book -- and at one time it would have begun to fill a small niche in the military history of World War Two -- not there weren't plenty of books available on the invasion of Poland, but there were for a time very few in English. Now, however, this gap has begun to be filled, and admirably, by qualified historians such as Richard Watt. This book adds nothing to the mix.