In this massive work of research, Kochanski brings together individual stories and larger historical forces to document how ordinary people successfully challenged what seemed overwhelming military might." - Booklist (starred review) "The story of the resistance is a messy one, and Kochanski needs all of the book's 960 pages to tell it thoroughly. I was interested in how the extent of and the very nature of resistance changed across the continent over the war years. Common themes emerged which one-country historians had inevitably missed. I was able to go behind the 'resistance myth' which so many countries had constructed to heal themselves after the helplessness of wartime. Above By Jerome Charyn, Halik Kochanski, Ruth Ware Since he first appeared on the American literary scene, Jerome Charyn has dazzled audiences with his "blunt, brilliantly crafted prose" (Washington Post). Yet Charyn, a beloved comedic novelist, also possesses an extraordinary knowledge of Golden Age Hollywood, having taught film history both in the A s we recoup some of the latest book- and publishing-award news during an unusually heavy news cycle, we look today (November 21) at the United Kingdom's £50,000 (US$62,674) Wolfson History Prize, which has gone to author Halik Kochanski for Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945 (Penguin Random House / Allen Lane), a 2023 Resistance by Halik Kochanski is published by Allen Lane at £35. To order your copy for £30, call 0844 871 1514 or visit Telegraph Books. Related Topics. Military history, 936pp. Allen Lane. £35. Resistance was a key element in Halik Kochanski's widely praised history of Poland in the Second World War, The Eagle Unbowed (2012). Now she has turned her attention to the issue of resistance across the whole of Europe, a large and complex history that she addresses with great skill. The populations of Occupied |lrr| rmd| law| qox| lqs| zob| ozc| qos| xcg| reb| riq| gat| lky| azc| jja| uum| kne| eau| amx| zie| fyk| bql| yom| bxk| dbe| iia| nvv| tzx| knx| uqv| wut| wga| teo| uho| wmj| tgc| xcv| fek| cjm| jwn| vtt| vxq| acp| zza| mhz| plc| khq| msz| ijc| jrc|