{"product_id":"warsaw-1944-hitler-himmler-and-the-warsaw-uprising","title":"Warsaw 1944: Hitler  Himmler  and the Warsaw Uprising","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe full untold story of how one of historys bravest revolts ended in one of its greatest crimes  In 1943  the Nazis liquidated Warsaws Jewish ghetto. A year later  they threatened to complete the citys destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final daysand then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west  the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire  they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves.  Warsaw 1944 tells the story of this brave  and errant  calculation. For more than sixty days  the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SSs most brutal forces. But in the end  their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies  the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler  Himmler  and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of historys most brutal war  and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources  Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War IIs most unsung heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984008802357,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374286558","price":53.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374286552.jpg?v=1770818665","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/warsaw-1944-hitler-himmler-and-the-warsaw-uprising","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}