"A shorter version of this book was published in Polish as Wojna polsko-jaruzelska : stan wojenny w Polsce, 13 XII 1981-22 VII 1983 (Warsaw : Prószyński i S-ka, 2006 and 2007)"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-361) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. The beginning. Poland : "the weakest link" -- The Solidarity revolution : act one, 1980-81 -- "Defend socialism as if it were Poland's independence" -- Part 2. The attack. The last days before -- "Night of the general" and day one -- Breakthrough -- Reprisals and the public mood -- The world looks on -- Battle over -- Part 3. Counterattack. Operation "Renaissance" and Lech Wałęsa -- Underground -- Civic resistance -- "The anesthetic has worn off" -- The end of the campaign and Wałęsa's release -- Part 4. Toward positional warfare. The Church between eternity and Solidarity -- Independent society -- The party returns to the ring -- The end of martial law -- Part 5. Endgame. Solidarity's revolution : the finale, 1988-89 -- Escape from the Soviet Bloc and the fall of the empire -- Conclusion : the decade of struggle and its legacy.
Summary:
"Examines the 1980 Solidarity revolution in Poland, the government's subsequent establishment of martial law in response, in 1981, and the eventual transition to democracy in 1989"--Provided by publisher.
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