White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 and "The Miracle on the Vistula"
by Norman Davies

Surprisingly little known, the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20 was to change the course of twentieth-century history.

In White Eagle, Red Star, distinguished historian Norman Davies gives us a full account of the Polish-Soviet War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army — sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe to "Water our horses on the Rhine" — was crushed by a devastating Polish attack. Since known as "The Miracle of the Vistula," it remains one of the most crucial conflicts of the Western world.

Drawing on both Polish and Russian sources, Davies illustrates the narrative with documentary material which hitherto has not been readily available and shows how the War was far more than an "episode" in East European affairs, but largely determined the course of European history for the next twenty years or more.

"Norman Davies's book is a permanent contribution to historical knowledge and international understanding."
A.J.P. TAYLOR

NORMAN DAVIES (1939 - ) is a Fellow of the British Academy, Professor Emeritus of London University, and Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He speaks Russian and Polish and is the author of several books on Polish and European history, including God's Playground, Europe, and Microcosm. He wrote White Eagle, Red Star when he was Alistair Horne Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford.

Publishing House: Pimlico, London 2003
SoftCover book measuring 6.0" x 9.2"
336 pages, maps, black & white photographs/illustrations, index
English Language Version

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