Mazur, Mariusz, 1972-

The mentality of partisans of the Polish anti-communist underground 1944-1956 / Mariusz Mazur. - x, 345 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge histories of Central and Eastern Europe .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-333) and indexes.

Introduction -- Soldiers and partisans -- Notions and Illusions -- A world of values and beliefs -- Dispositions and mental states: their roots -- Attitudes and behaviours -- Stress-reducing factors -- "Approaching the end ..."

"This book is the first study of the mentality of anti-Communist underground fighters and presents, detail, their thinking, ideals, stereotypes and customs. The Mentality of Partisans is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the history of Europe, resistance movements, anticommunism, military and political conflicts, World War Two and non-classical historiography"--

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