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Military Rule in Poland: The Rebuilding of Communist Power 1981–1983 book cover

1st Edition

Military Rule in Poland The Rebuilding of Communist Power 1981–1983

By George Sanford Copyright 1986
300 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1986, this book explains why the Polish military took power in December 1981. It examines how this was done, and with what consequences. The experience of the State of War in Poland in 1982–83 and the repression of Polish Society and the Solidarity movement was a major event in postwar European history. In the author’s opinion, it was more significant than superficially... Read more

Introduction: The Causes and Course of the Polish Crisis of 1980–81. Part 1: The Rise of the Political Military in Poland 1. The Armed Forces and Communist Politics 2. The Development of the Communist Armed Forces 3. The Military and the 1980–81 Crisis Part 2: The State of War in Poland 4. War Against the Nation: Imposing, Applying and Lifting Martial Law 5. Military Rule and the Rebuilding of the Part 6. The Roman Catholic Church: Nearer to Eternity than to Solidarity. 7. Society, Walesa and the Solidarity Underground. Conclusion: The Polish Rondo Continues

Biography

George Sanford

Original Reviews of Military Rule in Poland:

‘… [the author] has marshalled his facts and arguments very well in a coolly clinical and convincing analysis…’ John C. Campbell, Foreign Affairs (Spring 1987).

‘…a useful piece of historical writing.’ Paul J. Best, The Polish Review Vol 34, No. 4 (1989).

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