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OverviewThe Katyn Massacre of 22,000 Polish prisoners of war is a crime to which there are no witnesses. Committed in utmost secrecy in April–May 1940 by the NKVD on the direct orders of Joseph Stalin, for nearly fifty years the Soviet regime succeeded in maintaining the fiction that Katyn was a Nazi crime, their story unchallenged by Western governments fearful of upsetting a powerful wartime ally and Cold War adversary. Surviving Katyn explores the decades-long search for answers, focusing on the experience of those individuals with the most at stake – the few survivors of the massacre and the Polish wartime forensic investigators – whose quest for the truth in the face of an inscrutable, unknowable, and utterly ruthless enemy came at great personal cost. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jane RogoyskaPublisher: Oneworld Publications Imprint: Oneworld Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9781786078926ISBN 10: 1786078929 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 06 May 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'A gripping reconstruction of one of the most gruesome and haunting crimes of the Second World War. Jane Rogoyska's sensitive yet dispassionate use of the harrowing evidence provided by victims, perpetrators and survivors makes for utterly compelling reading, and lays bare its toxic legacy.' -- Adam Zamoyski, author of Poland: A History Author InformationHistorian and biographer Jane Rogoyska is the acclaimed author of Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa. She has a particular interest in the turbulent period from the 1930s to the Cold War in Europe. Her research into the Katyn Massacre led to her first novel, Kozlowski (long-listed for the Desmond Elliot Prize) and Still Here: A Polish Odyssey which she wrote and presented for BBC Radio 4. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |