A masterful new history tells the story of the doomed 1944 Warsaw uprising as no other book yet has writes Ilana Bet-El—and the contemporary parallels are haunting.</p> ...

Halik Kochanski reviews "Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising," by Alexandra Richie. On Aug. 1, 1944, 50,000 Polish insurgents—only 10% of them armed—attacked the Germans.

On August 1, 1944, the Polish Resistance rose against their Nazi oppressors. The Warsaw Uprising was timed to coincide with a major Soviet offensive not far to the east.

As in every grand tragedy, in the uprising of 1944 heroism meets with betrayal and fails because of betrayal. The Home Army rose on Aug. 1, 1944, because the Russian army was coming near.

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Poland brought to the fore comments about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Despite limited resources, combatants led by the Polish Home Army rose up in Warsaw and ...

Well-meaning outsiders sometimes warn visitors to Poland to stick to Kraków, overflowing with splendid historical buildings, ...

At 5pm in central Warsaw, traffic came to a halt and pedestrians stopped for a minute's silence to remember insurgents and civilians who died in an uprising to liberate their city 80 years ago.

Authors Christopher Browning ("Ordinary Men") and Alexandra Richie ("Warsaw 1944") discussed the legacy and memory of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe. This event took place during the 2023 ...

Halik Kochanski reviews "Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising," by Alexandra Richie. On Aug. 1, 1944, 50,000 Polish insurgents—only 10% of them armed—attacked the Germans.