White Eagle, Red Star

White Eagle, Red Star
AuthorNorman Davies
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolish-Soviet War
PublisherMacdonald
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited States

White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 is a 1972 book by Norman Davies covering the Polish–Soviet War.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The monograph is Davies's first book.

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

Editions

The book had several editions and translations:

ISBNs:

For Pimlico; new edition (27 Nov 2003)
  1. ISBN 0-7126-0694-7
  2. ISBN 978-0-7126-0694-3
For Orbis Books (London) Ltd; revised edition (Jan 1984)
  1. ISBN 0-901149-23-3
  2. ISBN 978-0-901149-23-7
For Birlinn Ltd (30 Nov 2000)
  1. ISBN 1-84158-083-X
  2. ISBN 978-1-84158-083-8
For Macdonald (13 Jul 1972)
  1. ISBN 0-356-04013-5
  2. ISBN 978-0-356-04013-4

Other language editions:

  • Polish bibuła underground translations (one by Teresa Remiszewska under the pseudonym Urszula Karpinska) – two printings in 1987 and 1988[10]
  • Orzeł Biały, Czerwona Gwiazda (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Znak, 1997, ISBN 83-7006-761-1.

Further reading

  • Parry, Albert (Apr 1973), "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 by Norman Davies, A. J. P. Taylor", Russian Review (review), 32 (2): 196–98, doi:10.2307/127686, JSTOR 127686.
  • Peszke, Michael Alfred (Apr 1988), "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 by Norman Davies", Military Affairs (review), 52 (2): 107, doi:10.2307/1988066, JSTOR 1988066.

References

  1. ^ Peszke, Michael Alfred; Davies, Norman (April 1988). "White Eagle, Red Star. The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-1920". Military Affairs. 52 (2): 107. doi:10.2307/1988066. JSTOR 1988066.
  2. ^ Dziewanowski, M. K. (September 1974). "Year 1920 and Its Climax: the Battle of Warsaw During The Polish-soviet War, 1919-1920. With the Addition of Soviet Marshal Tukhachevski's March Beyond the Vistula. By Jósef Pilsudski. London and New York: Pilsudski Institute of London and Pilsudski Institute of America, 1972. x, 283 pp. $10.00. - White Eagle, Red Star: the Polish-soviet War, 1919-20. Norman Davics. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1972. xviii, 318 pp. - Politics in Independent Poland, 1921-1939: the Crisis of Constitutional Government. By Antony Polonsky. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. xvi, 572 pp. $24.00". Slavic Review. 33 (3): 566–568. doi:10.2307/2494765. ISSN 0037-6779. JSTOR 2494765.
  3. ^ Gitelman, Zvi (November 1972). "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919–1920: Davies, Norman: New York: St. Martin's Press, 318 pp., Publication Date: September 1, 1972". History: Reviews of New Books. 1 (2): 43. doi:10.1080/03612759.1972.9945819. ISSN 0361-2759.
  4. ^ Parry, Albert; Davies, Norman; Taylor, A. J. P. (April 1973). "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20". Russian Review. 32 (2): 196. doi:10.2307/127686. JSTOR 127686.
  5. ^ Mastny, Vojtech (1973). "Norman Davies, White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1972. 318 pp". Canadian-American Slavic Studies. 7 (2): 275. doi:10.1163/221023973X01019. ISSN 0090-8290.
  6. ^ Wandycz, Piotr S.; Davies, Norman; Taylor, A. J. P. (December 1974). "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20". The American Historical Review. 79 (5): 1593. doi:10.2307/1851864. JSTOR 1851864.
  7. ^ "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet Conflict 1919-1920 by Norman Davies (St. Martin's; 318 pp.; $10.95)". Worldview. 16 (1): 57. January 1973. doi:10.1017/S0084255900020337. ISSN 0084-2559.
  8. ^ Korbel, Josef (1973). "Review of White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20". The Journal of Modern History. 45 (4): 710. doi:10.1086/241156. ISSN 0022-2801. JSTOR 1879313.
  9. ^ BÓBR-TYŁINGO, STANISŁAW (1986). "Review of White Eagle, Red Star. The Polish-Soviet War, 1919–1920". The Polish Review. 31 (1): 85. ISSN 0032-2970. JSTOR 25778191.
  10. ^ "BZD", Bibuła (in Polish), PL: Incipit, 9 October 2016.
  • White Eagle, Red Star at Norman Davies homepage
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Books by Norman Davies
  • White Eagle, Red Star (1972)
  • Poland, Past and Present (1977)
  • God's Playground (1981)
  • Heart of Europe. A Short History of Poland (1984)
  • Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR (1991)
  • Europe: A History (1996)
  • Auschwitz and the Second World War in Poland (1997)
  • Red Winds from the North (1999)
  • The Isles: A History (1999)
  • Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City et al. (2002)
  • Rising '44 (2004)
  • Europe East and West (2006)
  • Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory (2006)
  • To and From. Modern Poland (2008)
  • Vanished Kingdoms (2011)
  • Trail of Hope: The Anders Army, An Odyssey Across Three Continents (2015)
  • Native Lands: A Global Journey into History and Memory (2017)


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