Death In The Forest: The Story Of The Katyn Forest Massacre is a non-fiction book written by J.K. Zawodny. The book documents the tragic events that took place in the Katyn Forest in 1940, where over 22,000 Polish military officers, police officers, and civilians were systematically executed by the Soviet NKVD. The book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to the massacre, the execution process, and the aftermath. Zawodny also explores the political and historical context of the massacre, including the ...
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Death In The Forest: The Story Of The Katyn Forest Massacre is a non-fiction book written by J.K. Zawodny. The book documents the tragic events that took place in the Katyn Forest in 1940, where over 22,000 Polish military officers, police officers, and civilians were systematically executed by the Soviet NKVD. The book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to the massacre, the execution process, and the aftermath. Zawodny also explores the political and historical context of the massacre, including the relationship between the Soviet Union and Poland at the time. The author draws on a range of sources, including official documents, eyewitness accounts, and personal testimonies, to provide a comprehensive and accurate portrayal of the massacre. The book also includes photographs and maps to help readers understand the scale and impact of the tragedy. Overall, Death In The Forest: The Story Of The Katyn Forest Massacre is a powerful and moving account of one of the most devastating events of World War II. It provides a valuable insight into the history of Poland and the Soviet Union, and serves as a reminder of the importance of remembering and honoring the victims of war and genocide.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good. Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 235 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Owner's name top right corner front end paper. Good dust jacket. NOTE: There is light foxing to the page edges and to the dust jacket. Please consider as a good, clean reading copy free from markings in the text. This copy is the 1972 printing of the 1962 publication. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 2nd Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 235. 235 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. xvi, 235pp, index, bibliography, appendix, bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Prev owner name on front free endpaper, otherwise excellent. The story of the assassination of 15000 Polish prisoners of war in Katyn Forest during WWII-the largest massacre of prisoner-soldiers since ghenghis Khan.
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Very good. University of Notre Dame Press, 1962, 235 pages, a nice hardcover in a badly worn, torn dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear to book.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. (ps3-4) Hardback Book is in Near Mint condition, with dj in Fine+ condition with extremely light wear at corners. 235 p. : ill.; 23 cm. International studies (University of Notre Dame. Committee on International Relations). International Studies of the Committee of International Relations, University of Notre Dame. Includes Illustrations.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN, 1972. Xvii, 238 pgs. Illustrated with blak and white plates. Second Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (light scuffing and rubbing present to the DJ panels). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "This is the reconstruction of the infamous Second World War annihilation of fifteen thousand prisoners of war, historically the larges assassination of prisoner-solders since Ghenghis Khan. Risponsibility for this mass execution became a point of international controversy and intrigue. Both the governments of the Soviet Union and Germany accused each other of the crime." List of Chapters; I. The Prisoners Who Vanished; II. The Graves in the Forest; III. The Inconvenient Allies---Alive and Dead; IV. The Soviet Commission Investigation; V. Nuremberg: Crime and Punishment in International Politics; VI. Analysis of the Evidence; VII. Reconstruction: To the Edge of the Graves; VIII. Reconstruction: Marked to Live and Marked to Die; IX. Problems Caused by Katyn after the War with chapter notes, appendix, bibliography, index EB; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 235 pages.
