Table of Contents

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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A detailed and highly illustrated account of the Polish II Corps' (or 'Anders Army') perilous journey to fight side by side with Allied forces at the height of World War II.

About the Author

Norman Davies FBA, FRHistS is a British-Polish historian noted for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent historians of Central and Eastern European history. He is the UNESCO Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Professor Emeritus at the University College London, a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and an Honorary Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford.