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Great Britain, The Soviet Union and the Polish Government in Exile (1939–1945)

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  1. George V. Kacewicz
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Part of the book series: Studies in Contemporary History (SICH, volume 3)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Historical Setting

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    Pages 1-28

  3. The New Government-in-Exile

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    Pages 29-51

  4. Polish Forces in Britain: Legal Status

    • George V. Kacewicz
    Pages 52-70

  5. Diplomacy: Polish v. British Objectives

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    Pages 71-91

  6. Negotiating the Polish-Soviet Treaty

    • George V. Kacewicz
    Pages 92-110

  7. Aftermath of the Polish-Soviet Treaty

    • George V. Kacewicz
    Pages 111-139

  8. The Rupture in Polish-Soviet Relations

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    Pages 140-163

  9. Teheran: Decision on Frontiers

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    Pages 164-182

  10. The Decline of the London Government

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    Pages 183-207

  11. Epilogue

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    Pages 208-214

  12. Conclusion

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    Pages 215-225

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 226-255
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About this book

In this book I have attempted to analyze the dilemmas confronting the Polish government-in-exile in London during the Second World War. My main objective has beeen to investigate the actual operation of the Polish govern­ ment and the overall policies of the British government vis-a-vis the Soviet Union insofar as they had a direct bearing on Anglo-Polish relations. Since the outstanding conflicts over territorial claims, and, ultimately, sovereignty, were between Poland and the Soviet Union, considerable attention has been devoted to the relationship between the Polish and Soviet governments during a most trying and difficult period of inter-Allied diplomacy. This work covers the period of operation of the Polish government on British soil until the resignation of Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk in November 1944. Although Great Britain did not withdraw diplomatic recognition from the Polish government until July 1945, the Arciszewski government, formed after Mikolajczyk's resignation, was generally ignored by Great Britain. As with all subsequent governments, including that which exists today, Arciszewski's government functioned primarily as the voice of Poland in the West - a government of protest.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Great Britain, The Soviet Union and the Polish Government in Exile (1939–1945)

  • Authors: George V. Kacewicz

  • Series Title: Studies in Contemporary History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9272-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers bv, The Hague 1979

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2096-5Due: 30 June 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9274-0Published: 15 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9272-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 280

  • Topics: History, general

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