A question of honor : the Kościuszko Squadron : the forgotten heroes of World War II / Lynne Olson & Stanley Cloud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olson, Lynne.

Contributor:

Cloud, Stanley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron (Polish), 303rd.

Air pilots, Military--Poland--History--20th century.

Air pilots, Military.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron (Polish), 303rd--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Polish.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--Forced repatriation.

Refoulement.

History.

Poland.

Physical Description:

xii, 495 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Knopf, 2003.

Summary:

"A Question of Honor" is the gripping, little-known story of the Polish fighter pilots who saved England during the Battle of Britain and of their stunning betrayal by the United States and Britain at the war's end. 55 photos & 2 maps.

Contents:

Part 1 Exodus

1 Into the Air 9

2 "This Race Which Would Not Die" 16

3 Poland "Will Fight" 35

4 "We Are Waiting..." 56

5 "Sikorski's Tourists" 74

6 "When Will We Start Flying?" 92

7 The Battle of Northolt 109

8 "My God, They Are Doing It!" 127

9 "The Credit That Is Their Due" 149

10 "The Glamor Boys of England" 168

Part 2 Betrayal

11 "The Cold-Blooded Murder of a Nation" 187

12 "Are There Any Frozen Children?" 210

13 "I Can Handle Stalin Better" 235

14 "Speak of Them Never" 254

15 "The War Is in Poland" 273

16 A Question of Honor 286

17 "People of Warsaw! To Arms!" 309

18 "A Tale of Two Cities" 337

19 "A Distant View on the Polish Question" 354

20 Light and Darkness 372

21 "For Your Freedom and Ours" 394.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-475) and index.

ISBN:

0375411976

OCLC:

51306064