Story of a Secret State
by Jan Karski
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1945 1st UK edition of this look at the Polish Underground Movement during World War II. Solid and VG+ in its gray cloth, with light spotting to the panels. Octavo, "this is the first authentic eye-witness report on the actual organisation and the methods of work of the Polish Underground, probably the biggest and best organised in Europe"
Synopsis
Karski's "Story of a Secret State" stands as one of the most poignant and inspiring memoirs of World War II and the Holocaust. With elements of a spy thriller, documenting his experiences in the Polish Underground, and as one of the first eyewitness accounts of the slaughter of the Jews by the German Nazis.
Reviews
On Nov 4 2012, Avifrombklyn said:
incredible. i am sure that it is not an overstatement that this book is one of the most important books i will read in my lifetime. the book was written during the holocaust of world war two. this means the story is not a after the fact history of events but, rather, a real time report and cry for help to the world by the author, jan karski. the book is as relevant today as it was then and i promise that once you pick it up you will not put it down. as a child of holocaust survivors, i hope and pray there will always be a Jan Karski who will not stand by idly while others are being massacred. please read this book!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19263
- Title
- Story of a Secret State
- Author
- Jan Karski
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- rare World War II, the Polish Underground, rare Polish military history, rare Polish history during World War II
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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