Tadeusz Komorowski was born in 1895 in Galicia, a region then ruled by the Austrians, and he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in the First World War. Poland regained its independence in 1918, and Komorowski fought against the Russians in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919?21. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Komorowski was the commander of units defending the Vistula River, but he was pushed eastwards by the fierce advance. Despite being surrounded by German forces, he escaped to Cracow. Although he planned to escape to the West, he was ordered to stay and start a resistance movement. He stayed in Cracow until the summer of 1941, when he sent to Warsaw. The legend of ?Bór' was about to begin. Komorowski was appointed to lead the Home Army in June 1943. The Polish Resistance carried out sabotage and vital intelligence for the Allies, but their main task was to prepare for an uprising when the Nazis were in retreat to help liberate the country. The Polish Government-in-Exile gave the order to commence on 1 August 1944. Tragically, Stalin had plans for Poland after the war: Soviet troops sat outside Warsaw and left the Poles to their fate. The Resistance lasted, incredibly, 63 days. Komorowski was sentenced to death by Hitler, but the order was rescinded. The tale of Bór and the Uprising is the story of a proud nation and their fight against enemies and betrayal by allies. AUTHOR: Tadeusz Komorowski was born in 1895 in Chorobrow in eastern Poland. The name ?Bor' was his underground codename. In 1943, he commanded the Home Army and led the doomed Warsaw Uprising in 1944. He died in London in 1966. SELLING POINTS: -Memoir of a key Polish general and leader of the Home Army during the Second World War -Unforgettable story of the Polish Resistance, the largest in Europe numbering 350,000 men -Details the bitter fighting during the August 1944 Warsaw uprising ILLUSTRATIONS 8 pages of b/w plates
