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On 1 August 1944 the Polish Home Army rose against the German garrison of Warsaw expecting the Red Army, sitting across the Vistula, to arrive within days. It did not. Sixty-three days later the rising had cost roughly 200,000 lives and the Germans levelled what was left of the city.

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How should I approach learning the warsaw uprising?
On 1 August 1944 the Polish Home Army rose against the German garrison of Warsaw expecting the Red Army, sitting across the Vistula, to arrive within days. It did not. Sixty-three days later the rising had cost roughly 200,000 lives and the Germans levelled what was left of the city.
What's a good book to start the warsaw uprising with?
A strong starting point is Warsaw 1944 by Alexandra Richie. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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