General Sikorski and the Polish government in exile 1939-43 : a study of Polish internal emigre politics in wartime
The thesis, ~General Sikorski and the Polish Government in Exile 1939-43: A Study of Polish Internal ĂmigrĂ© Politics in Wartime~, seeks to examine the impact of Polish 'domestic' politics on wartime diplomacy in exile. Foreign policy naturally dominated the exile agenda, but this thesis considers the extent to which internal politics affected the Polish government's ability to pursue its wartime and post-war aims. The thesis considers whether internal divisions in exile and in the Polish resistance undermined national unity and diverted attention away from the war effort to the anticipated power-struggle after liberation. It assesses the degree to which domestic opposition hampered Sikorski's ability to achieve rapprochement with the USSR, the contribution his critics in the Polish army and wartime administration made to the collapse of his Soviet strategy and the extent to which Sikorski's policies failed because they constituted too blatant a contradiction of what the majority of Poles perceived as national traditions or national interests. It also considers whether his inability to impose his vision of post-war Poland on his compatriots destroyed the prospects of a new era of Polish- Soviet relations
Tendyra, Bernadeta Irena
Poland; World War 2
General Sikorski and the Polish government in exile 1939-43 : a study of Polish internal emigre politics in wartime. The thesis, ~General Sikorski and the Polish Government in Exile 1939-43: A Study of Polish Internal ĂmigrĂ© Politics in Wartime~, seeks to examine the impact of Polish 'domestic' politics on wartime diplomacy in exile. Foreign policy naturally dominated the exile agenda, but this thesis considers the extent to which internal politics affected the Polish government's ability to pursue its wartime and post-war aims. The thesis considers whether internal divisions in exile and in the Polish resistance undermined national unity and diverted attention away from the war effort to the anticipated power-struggle after liberation. It assesses the degree to which domestic opposition hampered Sikorski's ability to achieve rapprochement with the USSR, the contribution his critics in the Polish army and wartime administration made to the collapse of his Soviet strategy and the extent to which Sikorski's policies failed because they constituted too blatant a contradiction of what the majority of Poles perceived as national traditions or national interests. It also considers whether his inability to impose his vision of post-war Poland on his compatriots destroyed the prospects of a new era of Polish- Soviet relations
general polish government exile study polish internal emigre politics wartime general polish government exile study polish internal politics wartime seek_examine impact polish domestic_politics wartime diplomacy exile foreign_policy naturally dominate exile agenda considers_extent internal politics affect polish government ability pursue wartime post_war aim considers_whether internal division exile polish resistance undermine national_unity divert attention away war_effort anticipate power_struggle liberation ass degree domestic opposition hamper ability achieve rapprochement ussr critic polish army wartime administration make collapse soviet strategy extent policy fail constituted contradiction majority poles perceive national tradition national interest also_consider whether inability impose vision post_war poland destroy prospect new era polish soviet relation