Poles FAR from Passive Spectators During the War

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	• An Army in Exile: The Story of the Second Polish Corps (Allied Forces Series) (Allied Forces Series) Wladyslaw Anders Battery Press, 2004 - 319 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews
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Poles FAR from Passive Spectators During the War

General Wladyslaw Anders has written a book which rebuffs the incorrect portrayal of Poles as "passive spectators" during World War II. Poles fought at every front from Day One of the war. Even after being betrayed by the Allies, Anders commanded the Polish forces to continue fighting. He touches on aspects of history which encompassed my parents. Both sides of our family were deported to Siberia, and later released. My biological father fought at Monte Cassino. Anders (p. 182) cites General Oliver Leese, Commander of the Eighth Army: "I am glad to see you hear today. I want to tell you that the capture of Monte Cassino was entirely an achievement of the Poles." Of course, Poland was later betrayed, and my parents could not return to Poland. Neither could General Anders.

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A Great Read

Why read fiction stories about WW2 when true stories like this can be read. The story of the Polish deportees from eastern Poland and how they ended up fighting in Italy is largely unknown to most people but is one of the great epics to come out of WW2.

The British seemed only to think of defeating the Nazis with no thought beyond short term objectives even when it was clear Geman defeat was inevitable. The Americans seem to have lived in a cocoon of self delusion with regard to the Soviets and their evil leader. For the free Poles it must have been a time of immense frustration knowing what Soviet liberation of eastern Europe would mean for its people.

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Hearts of Gold

Out of the 31 books i have read on World War 2 this is by far the greatest written by the Heroic General Anders himself this book is an absolute must read

A Most Honorable Man

General Anders gives an interesting look into the workings of the Soviet prison system, particularly through his stay at Lubianka. Also very interesting is his account of his meeting with Stalin and Molotov. The reader can get an excellent impression of what it was like to deal with the Soviet dictator.

The reader can also learn how General Anders fought to save the lives of thousands of Poles being worked and starved to death across the Soviet Union. I have found no other account that can give the insight on that fight that this book provides. He also gives a look at the Polish government in exile and how it was usurped by the Soviet created Polish government.

This book tells little about how the Polish Second Corps was formed, what challenges it faced, how its training proceeded, or its order of battle, as one might expect from the title. General Anders merely summarized the operations of the Second Corps, only going into some detail on the battle for Monte Cassino, in which the Second Corps was victorious.

A significant portion of the book was dedicated to how he witnessed Poland slowly being sold out to the Soviets. Obviously, as it was written in 1949, the war was behind General Anders and Poland's oppresive occupation was ongoing. He tells the tale of the Allies' sellout to the Soviets as he saw it develop. He did not know what was truly happening in the British or U.S. governments and does not claim to know. "A Question of Honor" by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud gives an excellent view of what was going on in the British and U.S. governments at that time and is a better source on that topic.

It is difficult to find better information on General Anders and his achievements. Poland and the world owe much to General Anders; a true professional and a genuine Polish patriot.

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A Real Hero

Why is it that Hollywood never made a movie about the exploits of General Anders? Likewise, why doesn't the History Channel ever do a documentary about the contribution of the Poles during the 2nd World War? All we get are these Hitlerite stories - - These are real "Reality" scripts!!!!! This book - while difficult to get and a little expensive - is worth the time and money! A must for anyone interested in World War 2. I also highly recommend General Bor-Komorowski's book about the Secret Underground Army - Armja Krajowa - which fought the Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 after 5 years of tenacious resistance against the German Occupier.

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