Children of the Katyn Massacre : accounts of life after the 1940 Soviet murder of Polish POWs /
"This book records the stories and fates of 18 men and women, 16 of whom lost their fathers in the Katyn massacre. The author traveled to Poland, Lithuania, the Ukraine, Canada, the United States and Israel to talk with the 18, recording their thoughts, feelings, memories and experiences. Photo...
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| Language: | English Polish |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
2006
Jefferson, N.C. : [2006], ©2006 Jefferson, N.C. : c2006 |
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| Summary: | "This book records the stories and fates of 18 men and women, 16 of whom lost their fathers in the Katyn massacre. The author traveled to Poland, Lithuania, the Ukraine, Canada, the United States and Israel to talk with the 18, recording their thoughts, feelings, memories and experiences. Photographs and maps are included"--Provided by publisher "On March 5, 1940, Joseph Stalin and his lieutenants signed an execution order for 25,700 Polish prisoners of war in the camps of Ostashkov, Starobelsk and Kozelsk. After months of hardship and interrogation, 14,700 prisoners from those camps were taken into remote areas, murdered with a shot to the back of the head and buried in mass graves." "Based on personal interviews, these accounts record the stories and fates of 18 men and women, 16 of whom lost their fathers in the Katyn massacre. The author traveled to Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Canada, and the United States to talk extensively with the 18, recording their thoughts, feelings and memories of hardships during and after the war."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Includes index This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | v, 258 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm v, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm v, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm v, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0786427566 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780786427567 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780786427567 |