Unvanquished

Titel: Unvanquished : Joseph Pilsudski, resurrected Poland, and the struggle for Eastern Europe / Peter Hetherington
Verfasser:
Ausgabe: 2. ed.
Veröffentlicht: Houston, Tex. : Pingora Press, 2012
Umfang: XIII, 752 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagworte:
ISBN: 9780983656319 ; 0983656312
Buchumschlag
X
  • List of Maps and Illustrations
  • p. vii
  • List of Abbreviations
  • p. viii
  • Notes
  • p. ix
  • Introduction
  • p. x
  • Part I
  • Triumph and Tragedy: A Brief History of Poland
  • Chapter 1
  • The Citadel
  • p. 2
  • Chapter 2
  • Man of Destiny
  • p. 12
  • Chapter 3
  • Old Poland
  • p. 17
  • Chapter 4
  • The Jagiellonian Adventure
  • p. 27
  • Chapter 5
  • The Noble Republic
  • p. 35
  • Chapter 6
  • The Partitions - Poland in Purgatory
  • p. 54
  • Part II
  • Insurrectionist: 1867-1914
  • Chapter 7
  • Early Life
  • p. 92
  • Chapter 8
  • Enemy of the State
  • p. 126
  • Chapter 9
  • The Lost Cause
  • p. 152
  • Chapter 10
  • War and Revolution-Dress Rehearsal
  • p. 164
  • Chapter 11
  • The Great Train Robbery
  • p. 191
  • Chapter 12
  • Waiting on Events
  • p. 216
  • Part III
  • War Hero: 1914-1921
  • Chapter 13
  • The Great War-Poland's Great Opportunity
  • p. 245
  • Chapter 14
  • Change of Plans
  • p. 271
  • Chapter 15
  • Poland Reconsidered
  • p. 293
  • Chapter 16
  • The End of Empires
  • p. 316
  • Chapter 17
  • Poland Reborn
  • p. 337
  • Chapter 18
  • The Struggle for the Borders
  • p. 365
  • Chapter 19
  • Trial by Fire
  • p. 389
  • Chapter 20
  • Preemptive Wars
  • p. 406
  • Chapter 21
  • "Miracle on the Vistula"
  • p. 425
  • Chapter 22
  • The Red Tide Recedes
  • p. 459
  • Part IV
  • Head of State: 1921-1935
  • Chapter 23
  • Friends and Enemies
  • p. 491
  • Chapter 24
  • Retirement and Regrets
  • p. 517
  • Chapter 25
  • The Coup
  • p. 549
  • Chapter 26
  • Revolution without Consequences
  • p. 584
  • Chapter 27
  • The Reluctant Dictator
  • p. 603
  • Chapter 28
  • The Elections of 1928
  • p. 626
  • Chapter 29
  • Into the Abyss
  • p. 650
  • Chapter 30
  • Last Days
  • p. 708
  • Chapter 31
  • The Laws of Greatness
  • p. 716
  • Chapter 32
  • Without Pilsudski
  • p. 719
  • Pilsudski Timeline
  • p. 724
  • Pilsudski Awards
  • p. 726
  • Pilsudski Sejm Resolutions
  • p. 727
  • Pilsudski Family
  • p. 728
  • Bibliography
  • p. 729
  • Index
  • p. 735