History Of The Blitzkrieg

On September 1, 1939, the first day of school for Polish children, Antonina and the rest of Warsaw awaken to the sound of planes and bombs. The Blitzkrieg has struck, and the Żabińskis, like many other Poles, are puzzled. Many of them had assumed that Poland possessed the military strength to defend itself and that there allies would immediately come to their aid. When Jan and Antonina discover that this is not the case, they flee to the countryside until they deem it safe to return. When they travel back to the zoo, they are horrified to see that not only have many animals been killed by the bombings, but some have also been shot in cold blood. Antonina cannot safely stay at the zoo and takes Ryś to a series of hiding places in the city. There