Revolution and counterrevolution in Poland, 1980 - 1989 solidarity, martial law, and the end of communism in Europe - Paczkowski, Andrzej 1938- (University of Rochester Press, 2015)
"A shorter version of this book was published in Polish as Wojna polsko-jaruzelska : stan wojenny w Polsce, 13 XII 1981-22 VII 1983 (Warsaw : Proszynski Medica, 2006 and 2007)"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part 1. The beginning -- Poland : the weakest link? -- The Solidarity revolution : act one, 1980-81 -- "Defend socialism as if it were Poland's independence" -- Part 2. The attack -- The last days before -- "Night of the general" and day one -- Breakthrough -- Reprisals and the public mood -- The world looks on -- Battle over -- Part 3. Counterattack -- Operation "Renaissance" and Lech Wałęsa -- Underground -- Civic resistance -- "The anesthetic has worn off" -- The end of the campaign and Wałęsa's release -- Part 4. Toward positional warfare -- The Church between eternity and Solidarity -- Independent society -- The party returns to the ring -- The end of martial law -- Part 5. Endgame -- Solidarity's revolution : the finale, 1988-89 -- Escape from the Soviet Bloc and the fall of the empire -- Conclusion: The decade of struggle and its legacy