Reakcje dyplomacji polskiej na wybuch wojny w Chinach (lipiec–grudzień 1937 r.)
Reactions of Polish Diplomacy to the Outbreak of War in China (July–December 1937)
Author(s): Marek DeszczyńskiSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: 1937; The Second Polish Republic; China; Japan; foreign policy; The Second World War; Józef Beck; Jan Szembek; Tadeusz Romer; Jerzy Barthel de Weydenthal; Tytus Komarnicki;
Summary/Abstract: The article, based on archival materials, printed sources and literature, presents the question of the att itude of the Republic of Poland to the confl ict that started The Second World War in Asia, which has been rather omitt ed so far in the analyses. The presented study concerns the initial phase of the Sino-Japanese war, since the so-called the Marco Polo Bridge incident, till the seizure of Shanghai and Nanjing by the Japanese army. The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs of the Republic of Poland was generally neutral towards the events at the eastern brink of Eurasia, although in practice that position was closer to Japan. This was due to the willingness to maintain good relations with a partner who for many years had a big value for Poland in its policy towards the Soviet Union.
Journal: Res Historica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 56
- Page Range: 655-689
- Page Count: 35
- Language: Polish
