The Soldier And The Nation: The Role Of The Military In Polish Politics, 1918-1985

by Jerzy J Wiatr

Overview

Jerzy J. Wiatr's book, The Soldier and the Nation: The Role of theMilitary in Polish Politics, 1918-1985, will undoubtedly be controversial. It is the interpretation of an insider whose uncle was a Polish general, who worked as a civilian sociologist at the Military Political College in Warsaw in the 1950s, and who is thoroughly familiar with the

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367295899
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword — Introduction — The Role of the Military in the Second Polish Republic — Polonia Restituta — Marshal Pilsudski and the Polish Army — The Crisis of Parliamentary Government — The Coup d'Etat — The Military in Power Versus the Democratic Opposition — General Sikorski's Government-in-Exile, 1939–1943 — The Military and the Party, 1944–1985 — The Armed Forces and Politics, 1944–1980 — The Public Image of the Military in Postwar Poland — The Role of the Military in a Crisis Situation: General Jaruzelski's Government in 1981 — From Martial Law to Political Restabilization, 1982–1985 — Conclusion