

The history of Europe, Poland, Wroclaw... Norman Davies’s books have focused on various places and periods, but they have always been a starting point for many fascinating discussions. One will have to wait and see what he has next in the pipeline – details can be found here!
Norman Davies does not address the question of whether it was right or wrong to launch the rising. He sets out the arguments for and against, but devotes surprisingly little space to the decision, taken by the leadership of the underground in the last days of July 1944, when the Red Army was approaching Warsaw, the German front appeared to be tottering, and news of the bomb plot against Hitler gave the impression that the time had come to take action.