Talk:Pact Ribbentrop - Beck

Not a novel, but a powerful revision.

It's clear from the article that the writer has not read the book, but probably relied on some blurbs found here and there. The book is certainly not a novel, although it does open with an alternative view of what might have happened should Poland have kept its alliance with Nazi Germany that might be loosely described as historical fiction. What is important about the book is the way it revises the hitherto accepted version of World War II, i.e. reminding readers that up until 1938 Poland had a non-aggression pact with Hitler, who as a result had terminated many of the agreements made between Germany and the Soviet Union by the Wiemar state. According to Zychowicz, it was a coup for Chamberlain that he got the Poles to agree to the guarantee offered by England, which turned Nazi Germany away from the West and diverted it to the East, in so doing, the English now had Germany on the border of the Soviet Union creating inevitable friction that led to war in 1941. Zychowicz is just one of many historians rewriting the history of Central Eastern Europe, which may have many unforeseen consequences as this region struggles to build a new identity after the end of the Soviet Union. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.124.168.211 (talk) 00:43, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

query on books reasoning

Does the author set out why Germany still goes to war with France and UK - given that they declare war on Germany because of Poland being invaded - and why in 1940? Or why dates for Barbarossa and D-day remain the same? Seems to me these are questions a reader would ask. GraemeLeggett (talk) 08:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)