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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780375726255
A Question of Honor is the gripping, little-known story of the
refugee Polish pilots who joined the RAF and played an essential
role in saving Britain from the Nazis, only to be betrayed by the
Allies after the war.
After Poland fell to the Nazis, thousands of Polish pilots,
soldiers, and sailors escaped to England. Devoted to liberating
their homeland, some would form the RAF’s 303 squadron, known as
the Kosciuszko Squadron, after the elite unit in which many had
flown back home. Their thrilling exploits and fearless flying made
them celebrities in Britain, where they were “adopted” by
socialites and seduced by countless women, even as they yearned for
news from home. During the Battle of Britain, they downed more
German aircraft than any other squadron, but in a stunning twist at
the war’s end, the Allies rewarded their valor by abandoning Poland
to Joseph Stalin. This moving, fascinating book uncovers a crucial
forgotten chapter in World War II–and Polish–history.
“Exciting. . . . A tale of heroism, camaraderie and glory. The
authors vividly re-create the airmen’s daily bouts with death and
nights of partying, their lost lives and loves.” —The Washington
Post Book World
“An impassioned, riveting account of Poland’s betrayal by Britain
and the United States, which quickly forgot the Poles’ heroism in
their rush to appease the Soviet Union.” —Newsweek
“Exciting and compelling, a fine story too rarely told, a tribute
to the Polish fighting spirit, and a well-written war history about
a distant but very good neighbor.” —Alan Furst
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