Roger Moorhouse studied history at the University of London and is a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw. He is the author of several books on World War II history, including Berlin at War (shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize) and The Devils’ Alliance. He lives in the United Kingdom. His new book,Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II (Basic 2020), looks at the beginning of World War II in Poland. From the Publisher: A gripping history of the September Campaign and the onset of World War II For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that followed saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war-blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing-yet it is routinely overlooked by historians. In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come. Podcast Highlights: The beginning of World War II in Europe How history is often "Written by the victors" Nazi propaganda Dispelling the Calvary vs. Tanks trope Race war against Poland The Soviet Union - victims, victors, or perpetrators? Polish resistance and the fight against invasion French and British response to the war Writing for a broad audience Elevating Polish accounts of the war https://youtu.be/w27y5b53s1g Suggestions: Roger: Katyn - Andrzej Wajda Steven:19 Polish Songs- Frederic Chopin Cover image:German troops breaking the border barrier in the Polish town of Sopot on the morning of 1 September 1939. The Soviet invasion would follow on 17 September.