''Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw'' is the title of a documented and illustrated historical account of the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

by the historian

Norman Davies Ivor Norman Richard Davies (born 8 June 1939) is a Welsh-Polish historian, known for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. He has a special interest in Central and Eastern Europe and is UNESCO Professor at ...

. It was mostly well received by specialists and commentators during its publication. One controversy surrounding the book is that Davies purposely anglicised most of the Polish proper names, including placenames and

pseudonyms A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

used by Polish conspirators, to bring the reality of events closer to English-speaking readers and to help them concentrate on the narrative, rather than on the complexity of

Polish names Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name to indicate the person ...

. However, the Polish historian Jan Ciechanowski has taken grave exception to the work in more general terms: :''In the hands of Davies the Warsaw Rising has become his personal "plaything", the outpouring of his uncommonly overactive imagination, his huge arrogance and of his vast fantasy. In fact his knowledge about the Warsaw Rising is actually limited.'' Ciechanowski has accused the author of so littering the book with factual and interpretative errors, "the number of all manner of errors in Davies' work is such, as to render his account of the Rising not wholly credible".

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* Carlo D'Este
"'Warsaw Will Be Liquidated'"
review in ''

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'', July 25, 2004 * Krzysztof Renik
"Read All About It"
review in ''

Warsaw Voice ''Warsaw Voice: Polish and Central European Review'' (shortly ''The Warsaw Voice'') is an English-language newspaper printed in Poland, concentrating on news about Poland and its neighbours. First released in October 1988, it is a general news ma ...

'', September 1, 2004 2003 non-fiction books History books about World War II Warsaw Uprising Books by Norman Davies History books about Poland 21st-century history books {{Poland-hist-book-stub