{"product_id":"the-forest-soldier-the-true-story-of-sergeant-avalanche-polands-greatest-partisan-unit-and-their-fight-against-two-evils-hardcover-1","title":"The Forest Soldier: The True Story of Sergeant \"Avalanche,\" Poland's Greatest Partisan Unit and Their Fight Against Two Evils - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Roman Nurt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo invasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo cruel enemies backed by massive armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn undermanned and poorly armed group of Underground soldiers decide to fight back against all odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fight will take them on an incredible journey from the wild east all the way to the Warsaw Uprising. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the WWII story of Lieutenant Józef Niedźwiecki, a cavalry officer from the northeast borderlands of Poland. Beginning with the Battle of Lwów in 1939, this amazing narrative follows Józef through over five years of battles, culminating in imprisonment in the notorious Nazi POW camp Stalag XB, and finally, liberation and escape to first England then the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of those five years, Józef escaped twice from the clutches of the NKVD, the first time narrowly avoiding being executed in the Katyn Forest Massacre, the second time after over a year of torture and interrogation in NKVD prison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe led a squadron of partisans under the command of the famed Major Adolf Pilch, and was one of the organizing leaders of the Iwieniec Uprising, referred to by historians as one of the largest and most successful military operations in the history of the Polish Home Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJózef was responsible for discovering a secret Soviet military order that proved that the Russian command had officially ordered the betrayal of the Poles who were supposed to be their allies. He was awarded four medals of valor, including the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a soldier and his family, and their fight to stand against both the forces of Hitler and the forces of Stalin, saving as many as they could along the way. This is a story of courage, sacrifice and perseverance; betrayal and persecution; and also miraculous twists of fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover edition has color interior images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42125192560775,"sku":"9798987421109","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5b7352757e6cf9b5f09abec11322e89f.webp?v=1732575849","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-forest-soldier-the-true-story-of-sergeant-avalanche-polands-greatest-partisan-unit-and-their-fight-against-two-evils-hardcover-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}