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Forest brothers : the account of an anti-Soviet Lithuanian freedom fighter, 1944-1948 /

Forest brothers : the account of an anti-Soviet Lithuanian freedom fighter, 1944-1948 / by Juozas Lukša ; translated and with an introduction by Laima Vincė.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Lithuanian Series: ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)Publication details: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 411 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781441679062
  • 1441679065
  • 1283248212
  • 9781283248211
  • 9786613248213
  • 6613248215
  • 9789633863541
  • 9633863546
Uniform titles:
  • Partizanai. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Forest brothers.DDC classification:
  • 940.53/4793092 22
LOC classification:
  • D802.L5 D313 2009eb
Other classification:
  • 7,41
  • NQ 8284
Online resources:
Contents:
Pt. I The Decision to Stay on our Native Land, July 1944-July 1945 (starting p. 33) -- Pt. II Choosing the Fate of a Partisan, July 1945-January 1946 (starting p. 129) -- Pt. III On the Partisan Road, January 1946-May 1947 (starting p. 165) -- Pt. IV Breaking Through the Iron Curtain to the West, June 1947-December 1947 (starting p. 269) -- Afterword (starting p. 363) -- Appendix (starting p. 405)
Summary: "An autobigraphical account of the armed resistance movement against the Soviet Union which took place between 1944-1956. Published in English for the first time in unabridged form, Lukša's memoir remains one of the few reliable eye-witness accounts of the "Invisible Front" ... At its zenith 28,000 guerilla fighters participated in battles and skirmishes throughout Lithuania, Lukša being one of the leaders ... His account, written during 1948-1950 while he was living in hiding in Paris, describes in vivid scenes and dialogue the daily struggles of the resistance. Juozas Lukša ... [was] also known by code name Daumantas or Skirmantas"--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Pt. I The Decision to Stay on our Native Land, July 1944-July 1945 (starting p. 33) -- Pt. II Choosing the Fate of a Partisan, July 1945-January 1946 (starting p. 129) -- Pt. III On the Partisan Road, January 1946-May 1947 (starting p. 165) -- Pt. IV Breaking Through the Iron Curtain to the West, June 1947-December 1947 (starting p. 269) -- Afterword (starting p. 363) -- Appendix (starting p. 405)

"An autobigraphical account of the armed resistance movement against the Soviet Union which took place between 1944-1956. Published in English for the first time in unabridged form, Lukša's memoir remains one of the few reliable eye-witness accounts of the "Invisible Front" ... At its zenith 28,000 guerilla fighters participated in battles and skirmishes throughout Lithuania, Lukša being one of the leaders ... His account, written during 1948-1950 while he was living in hiding in Paris, describes in vivid scenes and dialogue the daily struggles of the resistance. Juozas Lukša ... [was] also known by code name Daumantas or Skirmantas"--Publisher's description.

English.

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