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Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II (eBook) by Roger Moorhouse

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    For Americans, World War II began in December 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Europe, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded Poland, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that ensued saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war—Blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing—yet it is routinely overlooked by historians.
  • In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come.

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  • Print length: 483 pages
    For Americans, World War II began in December 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Europe, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded Poland, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that ensued saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war—Blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing—yet it is routinely overlooked by historians.
  • In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come.

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asuka
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Flipping through it, there's not any new ground covered - unsurprisingly.

But if you don't want to watch YouTube documentaries to get the same context mostly, it is only $2.

As someone who has deeply researched the Second World War, certainly a loop we might be on the road to repeating these days.
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I suggest you do your research on the publisher of ANY history book you read. A lot of politicians have "best sellers" too....
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

Flipping through it, there's not any new ground covered - unsurprisingly.

But if you don't want to watch YouTube documentaries to get the same context mostly, it is only $2.

As someone who has deeply researched the Second World War, certainly a loop we might be on the road to repeating these days.
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TechngroAug 27, 2026 9:46 AM
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All I can think of is Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld.

"We will annex 'Poland by the Spring' at any cost! And our stock will rise high!"
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I suggest you do your research on the publisher of ANY history book you read. A lot of politicians have "best sellers" too....
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NavyCatfish8868Aug 27, 2026 2:02 PM
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everyone forgets 1938 Munich agreement and that Poland took couple towns from Czechoslovakia which means Poland was best friend with Nazi Germany, and that was the start of WWII
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>>> Poland isn't innocent, what happened in 1939 was a response to the previous decade against Germany:
1919 Treaty of Versailles. Germany was mutilated and land stolen.
1923 International "Money Doctors" sent Hilton Young financial mission to Poland. Britain created the new Polish central bank
1924 Britain introduced the "zloty"
1927 Poland abused the system, and Britain issued the "Stabilization Loan" with a foreign-reserve requirement (British currency+gold)
1931 Poland was tied to the Sterling Bloc and permanently dependent on Western credit+influence
1933 NAZI party rejected Bank of England influence over their economy
1934+ Poland's secret intelligence sector "Oddzial II" was responsible for Britains bidding. Destruction of Germany's military, political, and industrial sectors: Sabotage, Espionage, IP theft, and Assassinations of key leadership in these sectors.
1938 Poland dismembered Czechoslovakia and took Zaolzie.
1938 Daznig+Corridor. Poland choked Germany's imports and exports.
1939, March. British guarantee to encircle and choke Germany.
1939, September. Retaliation. Germany had enough evidence to defend itself from this aggression.
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Quote from mateem View quoted comment :
>>> Poland isn't innocent, what happened in 1939 was a response to the previous decade against Germany:
1919 Treaty of Versailles. Germany was mutilated and land stolen.
1923 International "Money Doctors" sent Hilton Young financial mission to Poland. Britain created the new Polish central bank
1924 Britain introduced the "zloty"
1927 Poland abused the system, and Britain issued the "Stabilization Loan" with a foreign-reserve requirement (British currency+gold)
1931 Poland was tied to the Sterling Bloc and permanently dependent on Western credit+influence
1933 NAZI party rejected Bank of England influence over their economy
1934+ Poland's secret intelligence sector "Oddzial II" was responsible for Britains bidding. Destruction of Germany's military, political, and industrial sectors: Sabotage, Espionage, IP theft, and Assassinations of key leadership in these sectors.
1938 Poland dismembered Czechoslovakia and took Zaolzie.
1938 Daznig+Corridor. Poland choked Germany's imports and exports.
1939, March. British guarantee to encircle and choke Germany.
1939, September. Retaliation. Germany had enough evidence to defend itself from this aggression.
Truth makes Poland the aggressor - Roger Moorhouse doesn't like this.
This book conveniently omits key facts:
  • The loss of West Prussia.
  • Separation of East Prussia.
  • Danzig's German population.
  • Polish customs pressure on Danzig.
  • Polish control of Corridor transit.
  • Anti-German economic measures in Poland.
  • German property losses after Versailles.
  • Polish nationalism in former German lands.
  • Polish intelligence networks inside Germany.
  • Industrial espionage against German firms.
  • Enigma-related intelligence operations.
  • Polish sabotage preparations.
  • British-Polish intelligence cooperation.
  • French influence over Polish strategy.
  • Poland's alliance with France.
  • Poland's reliance on British guarantees.
  • The 1927 stabilization regime.
  • Foreign reserve constraints on the złoty.
  • Western creditor leverage over Poland.
  • Schacht's bilateral trade system.
  • German efforts to bypass sterling and dollars.
  • Germany's fear of economic encirclement.
  • Polish participation in the Czechoslovak crisis.
  • The Zaolzie annexation.
  • Polish military mobilization in 1939.
  • German minority refugee claims.
  • Violence in the Polish-German borderlands.
  • Polish refusal over Danzig negotiations.
  • The proposed German transit corridor.
  • The collapse of the 1934 German-Polish pact.
  • Britain's March 1939 guarantee.
  • Anglo-French-Polish military coordination.
  • German fears of a two-front war.
  • The broader 1919–39 German-Polish rivalry.
  • The argument that 1939 had a long prehistory rather than appearing suddenly.
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Quote from FuschiaHalibut5047 View quoted comment :
How much propoganda is in it
Exactly my first thought. All bs slop
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Quote from NavyCatfish8868 View quoted comment :
everyone forgets 1938 Munich agreement and that Poland took couple towns from Czechoslovakia which means Poland was best friend with Nazi Germany, and that was the start of WWII
Many people overlook that parts of Cieszyn Silesia (predominantly polish population) were assigned to Czechoslovakia in 1920 WHILE Poland was fighting off the Soviet invasion. During this crisis, Czechoslovakia blocked military transports to Poland. Fortunately, Hungary military supplies, helping Poland win the Battle of Warsaw and prevent the westward spread of Communism into Central/Western Europe.
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Quote from asuka View quoted comment :
Flipping through it, there's not any new ground covered - unsurprisingly.

But if you don't want to watch YouTube documentaries to get the same context mostly, it is only $2.

As someone who has deeply researched the Second World War, certainly a loop we might be on the road to repeating these days.
Listen to the "Blueprint for Armageddon" podcast on WWI.
VERRRRY interesting.
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Quote from TokenSid View quoted comment :
I suggest you do your research on the publisher of ANY history book you read. A lot of politicians have "best sellers" too....
The pols probably buy their own to escalate the rank to entice those who read "Bestsellers", "NYT Top 10", etc.
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Quote from NavyCatfish8868 View quoted comment :
everyone forgets 1938 Munich agreement and that Poland took couple towns from Czechoslovakia which means Poland was best friend with Nazi Germany, and that was the start of WWII
WTF are you talking about?!?!?!? You're spreading lies!!!!!!.. I don't even know where to begin.
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Quote from pink123 View quoted comment :
Many people overlook that parts of Cieszyn Silesia (predominantly polish population) were assigned to Czechoslovakia in 1920 WHILE Poland was fighting off the Soviet invasion. During this crisis, Czechoslovakia blocked military transports to Poland. Fortunately, Hungary military supplies, helping Poland win the Battle of Warsaw and prevent the westward spread of Communism into Central/Western Europe.
well, when Russia was ready to defend the Czechoslovakia in 1938, but Poland blocked the army (because their were in bed with Nazis). You can not change the history. Germans accepted their history, while polacks still playing that they are innocent. while both parties in 1919 were engaged in much larger conflicts elsewhere, Poland in its war against the West Ukrainian National Republic and Czechoslovakia in the war with the Hungarian Soviet Republic over Upper Hungary. just presenting one side doesn't help. Slovak accepted that after munich Slovakia was nazi puppet state. Just accept that Polacks were in bed with Nazis same as England, France , and then Nazis turn on them.
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Quote from NavyCatfish8868 View quoted comment :
everyone forgets 1938 Munich agreement and that Poland took couple towns from Czechoslovakia which means Poland was best friend with Nazi Germany, and that was the start of WWII
On 30 November, Czechoslovakia ceded to Poland small patches of land in the Spiš and Orava regions.[5] In March 1939, the First Slovak Republic, a German puppet state.

from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement
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Quote from jakub3769 View quoted comment :
WTF are you talking about?!?!?!? You're spreading lies!!!!!!.. I don't even know where to begin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement

On 30 November, Czechoslovakia ceded to Poland small patches of land in the Spiš and Orava regions.[5] In March 1939, the First Slovak Republic, a German puppet state, proclaimed its independence. That explains why Poland blocked Russian army to help, because poland was getting two towns.
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