No Greater Ally, Kenneth K. Koskodan
No Greater Ally, Kenneth K. Koskodan
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No Greater Ally
The Untold Story of Poland’s Forces in World War II

Author: Kenneth K. Koskodan

Narrator: Roger Clark

Unabridged: 12 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/31/2018


Synopsis

There is a chapter of World War 2 history that remains largely untold: the story of the fourth largest Allied military of the war, and the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk, and Normandy. This is the story of the Polish forces during the Second World War, the story of millions of young men and women who gave everything for freedom and in the final victory lost all. In a cruel twist of history, the monumental struggles of an entire nation have been largely forgotten, and even intentionally obscured.

No Greater Ally redresses the balance, giving a comprehensive overview of Poland's participation in World War 2. Following their valiant but doomed defense of Poland in 1939, members of the Polish armed forces fought with the Allies wherever and however they could. This title provides a detailed analysis of the devastation the war brought to Poland, and the final betrayal when, having fought for freedom for six long years, Poland was handed to the Soviet Union.

About Kenneth K. Koskodan

Kenneth K. Koskodan graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in communications. Of Polish descent himself, he has researched Poland's participation in World War II for many years, and in the course of his research has interviewed many surviving veterans. No Greater Ally is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sweetwilliam on January 22, 2025

No Greater Ally, The Untold Story of Poland’s Forces in World War II by Kennth K. Koskodan. My brother insisted that I read this book. Our family is of Polish descent and my brother thought that all family members that are students of history should read this book. I had other books on my TDL but I a......more

Goodreads review by Dj on November 20, 2016

A book that brings much needed light to the Polish effort in WWII. While maybe not quite as unknown as the author suggests, in general the contribution of the Poles is not something that is looked at in a whole picture. The author breaks the book down into sections and looks at how the Poles did and......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on August 12, 2010

The title of this book says everything: the U.S., Britain, and France had no greater ally than Poland during WWII and yet the story of the Poles’ fierce loyalty to the Allied cause during that war has been, up till now, almost completely untold. Why is that? Why do history books always paint a pathet......more