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Summary: Tells the Truth About the Ukrainian Genocide of the Poles
Review: During World War 2, Ukrainian-fascist-nationalists (the UPA, the so-called Ukrainian Insurgent Army), imitating the German Nazis, murdered over 100,000 Polish civilians in the most brutal manner imaginable. After collaborating with the Germans in the genocide against the Jews in 1942, the Ukrainian nationalists abandoned German service and formed genocidal bands directed at defenseless Polish civilians. Children were impaled on stakes, and adults were quartered, etc. This was no "liberation of the Ukraine", as Ukrainians had voluntarily co-existed with Poles for centuries on territories which had possessed a mixture of Poles and Ukrainians for centuries, if not from antiquity.
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Summary: An Important Book Falls Short
Review: Mr. Piotrowski has written an important book on a little-known subject. Great many Poles had perished during and after WWII in Poland's eastern territories at the hands of the Red Army and the Soviet Union. However, Poland's conflict with Ukrainians is a different matter, and must be seen in the context of the Ukrainian struggle for independence - against Polish colonialism - in western Ukraine. Centuries of Polish oppression against the Ukrainian people come to an end during this period at a great cost to both Ukrainians and Poles.
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Summary: Tells the Truth About the Ukrainian Genocide of the Poles
Review: When reading this book, I had the impression that I was there, sitting with the author at the kitchen table, or living room, as he recounted his experiences in the last war. Just like I would stay up all night listening to the author talk, I found I could not put the book down. At times I found myself in shock. At times, horrified. Yet, I also found myself rejoicing as they made their way to a new life in the United States. It's part of the Second World War that seems to be missed or forgotten, yet a part that should not be forgotten, and it must be told. Those people experienced horror unimaginable, and unthinkable. At times, almost unbelievable. This is a must have for anyone who wants to know more of what happened in the occupied territories of Poland.
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Summary: A riveting story, heartwrenching.
Review: When reading this book, I had the impression that I was there, sitting with the author at the kitchen table, or living room, as he recounted his experiences in the last war. Just like I would stay up all night listening to the author talk, I found I could not put the book down. At times I found myself in shock. At times, horrified. Yet, I also found myself rejoicing as they made their way to a new life in the United States. It's part of the Second World War that seems to be missed or forgotten, yet a part that should not be forgotten, and it must be told. Those people experienced horror unimaginable, and unthinkable. At times, almost unbelievable. This is a must have for anyone who wants to know more of what happened in the occupied territories of Poland.
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