Trail of Hope

The Anders Army, An Odyssey Across Three Continents

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Trail of Hope

The Anders Army, An Odyssey Across Three Continents

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Introduction
I. Origins of the Polish Army in the USSR
II. Russia
III. Central Asia
IV. Growth and Consolidation of the Anders Army
V. Evacuation from the USSR
VI. Iran, 1942-43
VII. The Carpathian Brigade
VIII. Iraq, 1943
IX. Who were the Andersowcy?
X. Civilian Diaspora: Africa/India/Teheran Children/Mexico/NZ
XI. Palestine
XII. 'Anders Aliyah'
XIII. General Sikorski's Last Mission, June-July 1943
XIV. Egypt
XV. The Italian Campaign: to Monte Cassino (May 1944)
XVI. Wojtek the Bear
XVII. Battle of Ancona
XVIII. War's End, 1945
XIX. Britain: End of the Trail
XX. Retrospect: Historiography, Films, Museum, Memoirs, Internet

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Published Nov 24 2015
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 600
ISBN 9781472816030
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 150 b/w; 150 col
Dimensions Not specified
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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