Anita Prazmowska looks at British policies from the point of view of wartime strategy and relates this to Polish government expectations and policies.

Preface; Map; 1. The formation of the Polish government-in-exile: ideology and war plans; 2. Britain and German expansion in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe; 3. Britain's only fighting ally; 4. Britain, Poland and the Soviet Union, June - December 1941; 5. 1942, year of disappointments; 6. The illusion of an alliance ends; 7. 1943, the end of Polish-Soviet co-operation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.