{"product_id":"facing-a-holocaust-david-engel-9780807865354","title":"Facing a Holocaust: The Polish Government-in-exile and the Jews, 1943-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Engel's study will be the definitive statement on one dimension of a very complex problem: the relations between Jews and their countrymen in occupied Poland.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCentral European History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb piece of scholarship that is impeccably researched and most elegantly written as well.\" -- Jan T. Gross, New York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin this book, Engel concludes his exploration of the Polish government-in-exile's shifting responses toward the plight of European Jews during the Second World War. He focuses on the years 1943-45, the critical period after the free world became fully aware of Nazi Germany's plan to destroy the Jews, and shows that the Polish government-in-exile, with its vast underground organization, was a prime target of Jewish rescue appeals. This book is the sequel to Engel's \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Engel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807865354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807865354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"David Engel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241104158975,"sku":"9780807865354","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fa35349-faa9-4ab9-9520-9168d9f4449e.jpg?v=1772652739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/facing-a-holocaust-david-engel-9780807865354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}