Battle of Warsaw - 1920 Joseph Oakley, Centre for Lifelong Learning

Talk
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  • Date and time: Wednesday 15 July 2020, 1pm to 2pm
  • Location: Online event
  • Audience: Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

Lifelong Learning Lunchtime Lectures

The Battle of Warsaw (August 1920) was described by JFC Fuller as one of the “decisive battles of History.” Why did the Soviet leader Lenin invade the territory of the new Polish state? How did the Poles achieve victory against superior numbers? And how significant was the Soviet defeat?

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