First to Fight: The Polish War 1939

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.'First to Fight: The Polish War 1939' is a compelling historical account that delves into the courageous yet often overlooked resistance of Poland during the onset of World War II. Authored by military historians Roger Moorhouse and Adam Zamoyski, this non-fiction work meticulously details Poland's strategic battles and the nation's indomitable spirit against Nazi Germany's invasion. Through vivid narratives and expert analysis, the book explores themes of resilience, sacrifice, and the geopolitical complexities of the era. A must-read for history enthusiasts, it sheds light on Poland's pivotal role in the early days of the global conflict.

Part One: 1935-1940

October 3, 1935: Italian Armies Invade Ethiopia--The Prelude To World War II

Italian Throngs Hail Mussolini After Victory In Ethiopia

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler Speaks At Nuremberg In 1938

Hitler Speaks Again, Calling For Return Of The Sudetenland To Germany

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Flies To Munich For Conference With Hitler

Formal Closing Of Munich Meeting

Chamberlain Speaks To The World On His Return From Munich

Radio Report Of Signing Of German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Hitler Asks The Reichstag For Declarations Of War Against Poland--Four Hours After The German Armies Have Crossed The Polish Border. Goering Speaks. (Broadcast Is Interrupted By News From London And Paris)

Chamberlain Announces That Great Britain Is Now At War With Germany

Paderewski--Famed Pianist And Former Polish President--Speaks After The Fall Of His Country

Winston Churchill Speaks, After Russian Invasion Of Finland

Christmas 1939: British Children And Parents Speak By Transatlantic Phone

Radio Bulletin Tells Of Scuttling Of The German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee

Eyewitness Account Of The Graf Spee's Final Moments

Chamberlain Resigns As Great Britain's Prime Minister

Churchill Becomes Prime Minister. He Speaks Of Britain's "Finest Hour"

From Rome: Mussolini Declares War On Britain And France

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Comments On The Italian Declaration

France Surrenders To Germany In The Compeigne Forest

Churchill Salutes The Men Of The Royal Air Force

President Roosevelt Picks The First Draft Number

Roosevelt Speaks Of The Graver Danger To The U.S.

Part Two: 1940-1943

Princesses Elizabeth And Margaret Greet The Children Of The British Empire At Christmas

Roosevelt Tells Of The American Ideology

Charles A. Lindbergh Speaks In Opposition To The Lend-Lease Bill

Wendell Willkie Comes To The President's Aid

Churchill Announces The German Attack On Russia

Clement Atlee Tells The House Of Common Of The Signing Of The Atlantic Charter

Churchill Speaks To The Conquered Nations Of Europe

Churchill Declares Britain's Intention To Fight Japan If The United States Is Attacked

Japanese Envoy Saburo Kurusu Arrives In The U.S. For Negotiations

Foreign Policy Spokesman--On December 7, 1941

Flash Of Attack On Pearl Harbor And Bulletins Immediately Following

Eyewitness Account Of The Bombing Of Manila

Roosevelt Declares War

Announcement Of Defeat At Wake Island

General Jonathan Wainwright Surrenders U.S. Forces On Bataan

A Survivor Of The Bataan Death March

Admiral 'Bull' Halsey Comments On The Japanese Fighting Man

Churchill Announces Victory In Egypt

Field Marshall Montgomery Salutes His Soldiers

Roosevelt And Churchill Meet At Casablanca

Churchill Announces African Victory

General Dwight Eisenhower Announces The Defeat Of Italy--First Of The Axis Power To Surrender

Part Three: 1943-Early 1945

Description Of The Fighting In Kwajalein

Rome Falls

D-Day--The Allied Invasion Of Fortress Europe

Roosevelt's D-Day Announcement

The President Leads The Nation In Prayer

Description Of The Invasion Fleet Under Attack

A German Plane Is Shot Down

An Eyewitness To The Invasion

Description Of The Guam Invasion

Paris Liberated

Assassination Attempt On General De Gaulle

Report Of Philippine Liberation

Broadcast From Manila

General Douglas MacArthur Speaks At Liberation Of Manila

Part Four: 1945

Secretary Of The Navy, James Forrestal Describes Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Ceremony

Broadcasts Of European Successes

The Bridge At Remagen Is Crossed--The Gateway To Germany Is Open

Sergeant Alexander Drabik, First Man Across The Remagen Bridge, Tells Of The Crossing

Flash Of President Roosevelt's Death

Arthur Godfrey Describes FDR's Funeral

Churchill Tells Of American-Russian Link-Up On The Elbe River

Germany Surrenders Unconditionally

Allied Supreme Commander Eisenhower Announces Germany's Surrender

King George The 6th Tells Of Victory. London Crowds Cheer Royal Family

Churchill Speaks

An Eyewitness At The Surrender Ceremony

Report Of Okinawa Victory

Description Of First Atom Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima. President Truman Speaks

Russia Enters War Against Japan

False Reports Of Japanese Surrender

Japan Surrenders Unconditionally

Prime Minister Clement Atlee Announces That Peace Now Exists In The World

General MacArthur Accepts The Japanese Surrender Aboard The Battleship Missouri

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