Norman davies on poland history books

I was particularly interested in polands 20 years of independence following the polishsoviet war and poland during the world war ii era. This book, gods playground, gives the reader a great overview of poland from 1795. It is by its nature broad brush history, but davies includes plenty of small details and historical anecdotes which bring a sense of realism to the history he is describing. The 10 best books about poland during world war ii. Norman davies has written a number of books about poland and eastern europe. A true masterpiece, the only problem was that its just too darn long for many people to read or one suspects buy. From the ice age to the cold war, from reykjavik to the volga, from minos to margaret thatcher, norman davies here. Davies has written a work worthy of the remarkable continent with which he deals. Very objective opinion but not everything norman davies says here is true. He is a historian with special interest in central and eastern europe. Enter heart of europe, a history of poland that one doesnt need flatbed truck to carry around. The past in polands present updated by norman davies isbn. Norman davies gods playground is a rather concise history of poland from 1795 into the late 1990s.

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It should be compulsory reading for everyone, who wants to find out about this part of the world. The battle for warsaw, and, most recently, vanished kingdoms. This book is easier to manage and gives a glimpse of the terror that was laid onto eastern europe in general and poland in particular by both the nazis and the soviets. Davies covers european history in the full, from the earliest times to the point of completion of the book back in 1991. Davies emphasizes the cultural history of poland through a presentation of extensive poetical, literary, and documentary texts in english translation.