The Culmination of Conflict: The Ukrainian-Polish Civil War and the Expulsion of Ukrainians After the Second World War

As Germany fought the Soviet Union during World War II, a much smaller but equally vicious struggle was unfolding in southeastern Poland, fueled by longstanding ethnic and territorial conflicts between Poles and Ukrainians. Both sides organized large partisan armies and sought control over territory each deemed integral to their postwar national visions. The violence reached a fever pitch in the years immediately following the war. This comprehensive study surveys Polish-Ukrainian relations dating back to the tenth century. Rapawy follows centuries of ethnic strife, population shifts, and the formation of national states after the First World War on multi-ethnic territories, illuminating the long-term historical processes that informed later events.

Author: Stephen Rapawy
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Published: 05/03/2016
Pages: 450
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9783838208954
ISBN10: 3838208951
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General
- History | Eastern Europe | General
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General

About the Author
Stephen Rapawy holds a Ph.D in Russian area studies from Georgetown University.