Peter D. Stachura is a British historian, writer, lecturer and essayist. He was Professor of Modern European History at the University of Stirling and Director of its Centre for Research in Polish History. He has published extensively on the subject of the modern history of Poland and its people, the Polish military effort alongside the Allies, and the shaping of the Nazi German state and the European Theatre during World War II.[1][better source needed]

Biography

Stachura was born to a Polish military émigré from the Polish Armed Forces in the West.[2] He graduated from the University of Glasgow[when?] and completed his PhD thesis, titled The development and organisation of the Hitler youth, 1930-1933, at the University of East Anglia in 1971.[3] His main focus is on Polish history before 1945, the post-war history of the Poles in Scotland, the Polish government-in-exile, and the Weimar Republic. Stachura was the Director of the Centre for Research in Polish History at the University of Stirling.[4][5]

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Notes and references

  1. ^ Poland, 1918-1945: an interpretive and documentary history by Peter D. Stachura. Routledge Note from the Publisher. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ Olga Wojtas (9 March 2001). "Stepping out of rivals' shadow". TSL Education Ltd. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ Stachura, P. D. (1971). The development and organisation of the Hitler youth, 1930-1933. British Library EThOS (Ph.D). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ University of Stirling, Department of History, Staff Information: Peter Stachura Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ University of Stirling, The Centre for Research in Polish History, Department of History Archived 14 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Poland, 1918-1945: an interpretive and documentary history of the Second Republic by Peter D. Stachura, Routledge: Note from the Publisher

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