The Culmination of Conflict : The Ukrainian-Polish Civil War and the Expulsion of Ukrainians After the Second World War.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Charts -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I: An Overview of Polish-Ukrainian Relations Before World War I -- The Rus' Period (981-1349) -- Ukrainian Territories under Polish Rule (1349-1795) -- Volhynia under Russian Rule -- Ukrainians in Austrian Galicia -- Chapter II: The Interwar Years -- World War I: Ethnic Conflicts and the Growth of Ukrainian Nationalism -- The Polish-Ukrainian War: A Struggle for Independence -- The Interwar Years -- The Polish Nationalities Policy -- Administrative Changes -- Seizure of Ukrainian Church Property -- Educational Restrictions -- Fostering Regional Differences -- The Growth of Ukrainian Opposition -- Chapter III: World War II, The Nationalist Movement, and the Ukrainian-Polish Civil War -- The Ukrainian Central Committee (UTsK) -- OUN Split: The Bandera and Mel'nyk Factions -- The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) -- The Ukrainian-Polish Civil War -- Formation of the Supreme Ukrainian Liberation Council (UHVR) -- Chapter IV: Prelude to Expulsion, 1944-1945 -- Establishment of the New Order -- The Population Exchange Agreement -- Polish Resistance to the Communist Regime -- Ukrainian Reaction in the Transcurzon -- Expansion of the Ukrainian Underground in the Transcurzon -- UPA Tactics and Weapons -- Battles in the Transcurzon, Continued Mayhem -- Attitudes and Views on the Deportations -- Photographs -- Chapter V: Expulsion to the East: Operation Rzeszów -- The Final Drive to the East -- Chapter VI: Expulsion to the West: Operation Vistula -- Preparations for Operation Vistula -- Deportation to the West -- Destruction of the Ukrainian Underground -- Chapter VII: Resettling the Dispossessed -- Resettlements to Ukraine, 1944-1946 -- Famine in the Steppe -- Resettlements in Poland's "Recovered Territories" (1947) -- Conclusion.

Bibliography -- Appendix I -- The Lemkos -- Appendix II Activities of the UPA Tactical Sector 26, "Lemko," by Sotnia -- January 1946 to July 1946 -- Appendix III: Gazetteer Toponyms (Listed in Alphabetical Order) -- Appendix IV: Acronyms -- Index -- About the Author.

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