On the Horns of a Dilemma - Hunczak, Taras
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Young Ukrainians in World War II found themselves in a no-win situation: aware of the Soviet genocide of Ukrainians during 1932-33, they opted to serve in the German army without wanting to serve the German political objectives. On the Horns of a Dilemma describes the Division as a front-line formation that participated only in military operations against the Soviet Army and against communism or communist-supported partisans in Slovakia and Yugoslavia. Halychyna's military fortunes from its formation in April 1943 to its surrender to the British in May 1945 will captivate journalists, intellectuals, as well as relatives of the Division members.…mehr

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Young Ukrainians in World War II found themselves in a no-win situation: aware of the Soviet genocide of Ukrainians during 1932-33, they opted to serve in the German army without wanting to serve the German political objectives. On the Horns of a Dilemma describes the Division as a front-line formation that participated only in military operations against the Soviet Army and against communism or communist-supported partisans in Slovakia and Yugoslavia. Halychyna's military fortunes from its formation in April 1943 to its surrender to the British in May 1945 will captivate journalists, intellectuals, as well as relatives of the Division members.
Autorenporträt
Taras Hunczak received B.S and M.A. from Fordham University and Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. Stating in 1960 he taught history at Rutgers University and offered semester courses in Ukrainian history at Columbia University and at the University of Pennsylvania. As a Fulbright Scholar he taught history in Ukraine at the Kyiv Shevchenko University and at the Kyiv Polytechnical Institute. He has also given seminar lectures at the London School of Economics and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. At the same time he authored and edited numerous historical books.