Battle of Warsaw - 1920
Talk
Joseph Oakley, Centre for Lifelong Learning
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Event date
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?