This book was given to me by a friend whose mother is part of the story (true) of the Russian/ Stalin's massacre of more than 4,000 innocent Poles (perhaps as many as 11,000?) in 1940, and then the attempt to cover it up.

But Katyn by Allen Paul is about more than just the massacre and the cover up (although that story, that history alone is worth an entire book).

It's also about what happened to Poland in WWII, the shameful acquiescence of Churchill and Roosevelt in the destruction of Poland, the strength of the Poles to endure the atrocities of the 40s, and the seeds of its resurrection.

Probably not a book of wide interest, but if you have some connection / interest in that part of the world, in that history, then Katyn is worth reading.