Polish Experience through World War II

A Better Day Has Not Come

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

AvAleksandra Ziólkowska-Boehm,Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm

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The Polish Experience through World War II explores Polish history through the lives of people touched by the war. The touching and terrible experiences of these people are laid bare by straightforward, first-hand accounts, including not only the hardships of deportation and concentration and refugee camps, but also the price paid by the officers killed or taken as prisoners during WWII and the families they left behind. Ziolkowska-Boehm reveals the difficulties of these women and children when, having lost their husbands and fathers, their travails take them through Siberia, Persia, India, and then Africa, New Zealand, or Mexico. Ziolkowska-Boehm recounts the experiences of individuals who lived through this tumultuous period in history through personal interviews, letters, and other surviving documents. The stories include Krasicki, a military pilot who was on of around 22 thousand Polish killed in Katyn; the saga of the Wartanowicz family, a wealthy and influential family whose story begins well before the war; and Wanda Ossowska, a Polish nurse in Auschwitz and other German prison camps. Placed squarely in historical context, these incredible stories reveal the experiences of the Polish people up through the second World War.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-03-24
Mått151 x 230 x 15 mm
Vikt308 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor204
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetarePease,Neal
ISBN9781498510837

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Foreword by Neal PeasePreface by AuthorPart 1: A BETTER DAY HAS NOT COMEThe Changes came quicklyThe CampsThe Road to UzbekistanFergana, UzbekistanThe MeetingThe JourneyIn PahlaviTeheranSanta RosaPart 2: WARTANOWICZ FAMILY VINEYARDS IN PODOLEEugeniusz Wartanowicz, an Armenian From DzwiniaczJózef Wartanowicz and his VineyardsAnulka, the daughter of Marian—a Podolan from JohannesburgSeven Surviving LettersDiary of Krystyna WartanowiczPersiaJoasia Born in ZambiaWhen it rained, the Ground Dried QuicklyAnna—a Podolan from KrasnicaMieczek—Keys to the Mercedes tied with a Blue Ribbon Part 3: ANNEXJózef Wartanowicz: Fruit and wine Production of the Warm Podole Edward Fonferko: Economic Conditions of Warm Podole from the Viewpoint of Interest of Town IntelligentsiaPart 4: THE FATES OF POLISH FAMILIES: THE KRASICKISThe War of 1939In memoriam of Captain of the Polish Air Force Witold KrasickiJanusz Krasicki – the Pilot and History friendThe ChangesThe Memorable Flights of Glider PilotsPart 5:“LET OUR FATE BE A WARNING TO YOU”: WANDA OSSOWSKAThe Little One from Neustadt-GleweINDEX