Stanley Cloud
Autore di A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II
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Fonte dell'immagine: © 2003 Claudio Vasquez
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A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (2003) — Autore — 250 copie
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This book was given to as a gift from my late grandmother who is directly related to Polish immigrants. As someone who is of Polish decent some of this was hard to take in because World War II was just barbaric to Poland. Both Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt constantly (with murderous Joseph Stalin's direct help) discussed where Poland should go after Adolf Hitler's regime fell; biggest problem was not only was the officially recognized Polish exiled government snubbed in all debates but left virtually in the dark with false political hope. Today, I'm sure Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin would face legal challenges for violating treaties that ensured Poland's freedom.
This book also paint the image that Roosevelt was terrible at foreign policy. He often times showed he didn't really care about Europe's present or future, lied to the American public about the Soviet Union (possibly telling even Hollywood to show Soviets as only as saints), and he actually thought Stalin was a good guy until it was proven to him that the dictator was killing millions who didn't share his ideals.
What is interesting toady is I'm reading this book 10 years after publication, 30 years after Polish freedom, and 80 years after Hitler invaded the nation. In some ways one can see many parallels with Roosevelt/Stalin "friendship" with the current relations with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. However, it's a good things Americans won't be bamboozled by pro-Russian propaganda brought to you by the United States president.
On a happier note thank God for Pope John Paul II and Lech Wałęsa for restoring democracy to a nation that suffered too much pain.… (altro)