KUTRZEBA Tadeusz - Operational Studies in the History of the Polish Wars 1918-1921 Volume II. Battle on the Niemen River (September-October 1920) [1926].

Warsaw 1926, Historical Bureau of the General Staff, Military Scientific and Publishing Institute. 17.5x24.5 cm, pp. VI, 359, maps and sketches as appendices at end of book (17), cloth binding. Very good condition.

A detailed description of the decisive Polish-Bolshevik battle prepared by Tadeusz Kutrzeba (1886-1947) - Major General of the Polish Army, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army during the operations on the Niemen River. The description includes an assessment of the enemy's position at the end of August and the beginning of September 1920, the situation after the battle of Warsaw, the capture of Suwalszczyzna, descriptions of the battle on the Niemen River and the Szczara River, the use of the victory to draw Poland's borders, a directory of commands and formations.