In Defence of Independence, Poland 1939, by Zygmunt Bielecki and Ryszard Debowski

Published by Interpress (Warsaw) in 1972, 140 pages. Tall narrow paperback - c.12cm by 21cm (A34N3)

This book provides an account of the Nazi German invasion of Poland in 1939, and how the Polish army and people resisted. The contents include:

Events Before the Invasion
The Invasion
The Allies Declare War
Diplomacy and the Diplomats
The Shortest Road to Warsaw
Warsaw in the Front Line
The Battle on the Bzura
Successive Lines of Defence
Two Weeks Later
In Defence of Polish Skies
On the Barricades of Warsaw
To the Last Round of Ammunition
Defending the Coast
Lawlessness and Terror
The Battle of Kock
Thirty-Six Days Later

The condition of the book is generally a little poor, but is perfect as a reading copy or reference for study. The covers have several scuffs and blemishes, light creasing and wear along the edges and corners, and tearing along the bottom of the outside spine, but the spine itself is intact and all pages are intact and bound. There is a large stain along the right hand edge of the front cover that extends through to the first 8 inside pages. All other pages are unblemished.