Format:
48 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
,
25 cm
Edition:
1. publ. in Great Britain
ISBN:
978-1-4728-0106-7
,
1-4728-0106-7
,
9781472801074
,
9781472801081
Series Statement:
Men-at-arms series 497
Content:
Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this engaging study explains and illustrates the armies that fought in the epic struggle for the rebirth of the independent Polish nation, in the bitter aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In 1917 Poland was recognized as a state by Russia, but the Bolshevik coup threatened this. The Polish leader Marshal Pilsudski hurried to build an army around Polish World War I veterans, and in 1918 war broke out for Poland's independence, involving the the Poles, the Red and White Russian armies, at least two different Ukrainian forces, and Allied intervention troops. The armies that fought these campaigns were extraordinarily varied in their uniforms and insignia, equipment and weapons, and when peace was signed in 1921, Poland had achieved recognized nationhood for the first time since 1794
Note:
Includes index
,
The War in Context; Polish Military Organization; Russian Military Organization; Ukrainian & Belarusian Military Organizations; The Russo-Polish War; Polish Army Uniforms & Insignia: 1919; 1920; Red Army Uniforms & Insignia; Ukrainian Uniforms & Insignia; Plate Commentaries; Related Titles; Index
,
Includes bibliographic references and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Polnisch-Sowjetischer Krieg
;
Militär
;
Bildband
Author information:
Thomas, Nigel 1946-
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