title: National Identity, Historical Narratives, and the Fate of Poland in World War II
abstract: Abstract This paper explores the fate of Poland during, and immediately after, the Second World War and examines the question of Western betrayal of Poland. This paper looks into why some Poles felt, and continue to feel, a sense of betrayal by their allies during the war. The main focus of this paper is how the Poles came to understand their fate and position in the world during and after World War Two. The thesis of this paper is that Poles define their national narrative in the modern era as 
journal: Digital Commons - IWU (Illinois Wesleyan University)