Download or read book Moscow And The Polish Crisis written by Sidney I. Ploss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Polish crisis of 1980-1981, the Western world was uncertain of the Soviet response to turmoil in Poland, and speculation about an invasion was rife. The timing of the Polish declaration of martial law came "without forewarning to the United States, according to then Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Jr. In retrospect, Dr. Ploss point