Poland's Place in Europe: General Sikorski and the Origin of the Oder-Neisse Line, 1939-1943 (Princeton Legacy Library, 623)

The author explores a variety of questions related to General Sikorski's policies, such as his effort to maintain an independent Polish Arms' in the Soviet Union. Drawing on extensive British, American, and Polish archives, her work describes the defeat of a radical solution to the perennial instability of Central Europe. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The author explores a variety of questions related to General Sikorski's policies, such as his effort to maintain an independent Polish Arms' in the Soviet Union. Drawing on extensive British, American, and Polish archives, her work describes the defeat of a radical solution to the perennial instability of Central Europe. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Frontmatter Maps (page ix) Preface (page xi) Note on Geographical Terms (page xv) Part One: The Historical Setting I Introduction (page 3) II The Burden of History (page 13) Part Two: Program and Promise III The Unlikely Iconoclast (page 37) IV Sikorski's Russian Gambit (page 46) V Toward a New Central Europe (page 66) VI The Eastern Boundary: Encounter with Necessity (page 119) VII Synthesis: The Precarious Balance (page 137) Part Three: Agony and Aftermath VIII Setting for Disaster (page 147) IX Retreat from Rapprochement (page 199) X Boundary Politics: East versus West (page 245) XI The Consequences of Failure (page 315) Epilogue * Sikorski: Realist or Visionary? (page 351) Bibliographical Essay (page 359) Selected Bibliography (page 368) Index (page 379)