Defeat in victory

General Information

Author/Creator
Ciechanowski, Jan, 1887-1973
Language
English.
Published
London : Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1948.
Physical Description
xvi p., 1 leaf, 397 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary
"This book is the true picture of events and trends of policy as I saw them developing on the Washington scene during the four and a half years of my last diplomatic mission as Ambassador of Poland in the United States. It is a personal record of my observations and opinions ..."--Foreword.

Subjects

Subject
World War, 1939-1945 > Poland.
Poland > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Poland.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility
by Jan Ciechanowski.
Content
Getting accredited -- Lend-Lease points the way, April 1941 -- "Change partners," June 1941 -- Poland, the test case -- Collaboration -- Storm signals up -- Sikorski and Stalin, December 1941 -- Tactics versus policy -- Launching the United Nations, January 1, 1942 -- Russia demands a second front -- America checks British appeasement, May 1942 -- Moscow obstructs formation of Polish forces -- Fear of Russia grows -- "Soviet enigma" puzzles Washington -- Stalemate at Casablanca, January 1943 -- Trifling with principles - at Poland's expense -- Soviets break with Poland, April 1943 -- Exit Comintern, enter wishful thinking, May 1943 -- Sikorski killed -- Poland fights on Seesaw at Quebec, August 1943 -- Will America and Britain pull together? -- Mr. Hull flies to Moscow, October 1943 -- Mr. Stettinius at the State Department -- The pattern crystallizes -- From Moscow to Teheran [i.e., Tehran], December 1943 -- The "veto" sneaks in -- First fruits of Moscow and Teheran -- Marking time in Washington -- London compromises, Washington hesitates -- D-Day and politics -- Red carpet for Mikolajczyk, June 1944 -- Diplomacy or politics? -- Soviet "realism" versus good will -- Pressure diplomacy -- Teheran commitment confirmed -- Operation "Four Freedoms" -- Total surrender at Yalta, February 1945 -- The world looks to America -- Test case dismissed.

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
BookOSA Archivum LibraryGeneral collection940.53438 CIEOSA Repository-

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