title: THE ANGLO-POLISH ALLIANCE OF 1939 IN THE LIGHT OF THE THEORY OF ALLIANCES
abstract: The article examines the Anglo-Polish alliance of 1939 using the theory of alliances. The theory of alliances is a partial theory of international relations describing the behavior of state and non-state actors in allied relationships. It is based on assumptions of the realist school of international relations but it has a universal character and can be used by researchers of different schools. The article also provides the analysis of the alliance between Poland and the United Kingdom from the 
journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska sectio K – Politologia