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Poland
by James Albert Michener
Description: Poland traces the country's history from the thirteenth century through modern times, highlighting a 1981 conflict between militant farmer leader Janko Buk and communist Minister of Agriculture Szymon Bukowski
ISBN: 0394531892
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GFischer · 2013-11-04 · Original thread
It doesn't apply to Latvia specifically, but I recommend James Michener's "Poland", for an idea of how middle-european countries were occupied by one side or the other. It is a very engaging novel, of course fictionalized, but it's much more readable than "dry" history :)

The result being "who owns what" can be very muddy indeed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_(novel)

http://www.amazon.com/Poland-James-A-Michener/dp/0394531892