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Story of a Secret State

Story of a Secret State

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Story of a Secret State

by Jan Karski

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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.

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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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Bookseller
Appledore Books, ABAA US (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

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