White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War 1919-20 and 'The Miracle on the Vistula' - Norman Davies

In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe to 'water our horses on the Rhine' - was crushed by a devastating Polish attack.