Never before has Poland's development in the 20th century been so comprehensively and thoroughly examined. Wlodzimierz Borodziej sets aside the classic narrative of victimhood and presents a nuanced and vivid picture of Polish history in the context of broader European changes. "Where is Poland?" With this question, the vividly written book about Germany's neighbor begins, a country that, after over 100 years of state non-existence, re-emerged as a player on the European stage with the end of World War I and initiated the fall of communism in Europe in the 1980s. It traces the tumultuous history of the country throughout a turbulent century: from the period of partitions and the establishment of the state, through German and Soviet occupation, the communist regime, to EU accession. Not only political and economic developments, but...