White Eagle, Red Star

White Eagle, Red Star

Author	Norman Davies
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Polish-Soviet War
Publisher	Macdonald
Publication date	1972

White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 is a 1972 book by Norman Davies covering the Polish–Soviet War. This monograph is Davies' first book.

It is considered by many historians to be one of the best English-language books on the subject. A. J. P. Taylor, who wrote the foreword to it, also wrote: "Norman Davies's book is a permanent contribution to historical knowledge and international understanding."

Editions

The book had several editions and translations:

ISBNs:

For Pimlico; new edition (27 Nov 2003)

1. ISBN 0-7126-0694-7
2. ISBN 978-0-7126-0694-3

For Orbis Books (London) Ltd; revised edition (Jan 1984)

1. ISBN 0-901149-23-3
2. ISBN 978-0-901149-23-7

For Birlinn Ltd (30 Nov 2000)

1. ISBN 1-84158-083-X
2. ISBN 978-1-84158-083-8

For Macdonald (13 Jul 1972)

1. ISBN 0-356-04013-5
2. ISBN 978-0-356-04013-4

Other language editions:

• Polish bibuła underground translations – two in 1987 and 1988^[1]
• Orzeł Biały, Czerwona Gwiazda (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Znak, 1997, ISBN 83-7006-761-1.

Further reading

• Parry, Albert (Apr 1973), "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 by Norman Davies, A. J. P. Taylor", Russian Review (review) 32 (2): 196–98, JSTOR 127686.
• Peszke, Michael Alfred (Apr 1988), "White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War, 1919–20 by Norman Davies", Military Affairs (review) 52 (2): 107, JSTOR 1988066.

References

1. "BZD", Bibuła (in Polish) (PL: Incipit).

External links

• Excerpt: Pages 41–47 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)