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Miscellaneous
 Polskie
organizacje kombatanckie w Wielkiej Brytanii w
latach 1945 – 1948
Kondracki, Tadeusz
Publisher, NERITON, 2007, ISBN: 8389729601
Availability: www.merlin.com.pl
Description: www.neriton.apnet.pl
Polish countryside, photographs and narratives
New York, American Geographical Society, 1937
Boyd, Louise. With contr.by Stanislaw
Gluchowski.
Description: Depicts the Kresy in the 1930's
Conversations with the Kremlin
Kot, Stanislaw. London,
Oxford, 1963.
Translated from the Polish. LC Catalog #DK441 K683.
Availability: Out of Print
Description: The best inside view we have of what went on at the highest
levels as the Kresy Odyssey began its climax. A must read for full
comprehension of how difficult was the task of getting our parents
and families out. Review by Cass Glodek.
I Saw Poland Betrayed: An American Ambassador
Reports to the American People
Lane, Arthur Bliss. Western Island Publishers,
1948.
Availability: website: www.alibris.com
Polish Children Suffer
Majewski, W (ps.) London, FP Agency Ltd.,
1944. By Helena Sikorski.
Martyrdom of Polish Professors
London, Polish Ministry of Information, 1942.
Bitter Truth - The Criminality of the Ukrainian
Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (IPA) - The Testimony
of a Ukrainian
Poliszczuk, Wiktor. Toronto, 1999.
ISBN 0969944497. LC Catalog # DK508.84
Britain and Poland - The Betrayal of an Ally
Prazmowska, Anita.
Cambridge University Press, 1995.
ISBN 052148359. LC Catalog #D750
The Dark Side of the Moon
Zajdlerowa, Z. (ps.) (with introduction
by Helen Sikorski, and preface by T.S. Eliot). London, Faber and Faber,
1946.
LC Catalog #D754 P7
Warsaw Rebuilt
Ciborowski, Adolf and Jankowski, Stanislaw
Polonia Publishing House, Warsaw 1963
It shows pictures side by side, the one on the left page is a view
of 1945
and on the right, right beside it, is one taken from the same spot
in 1962.
Warszawa
Odbudowana
Ciborowski, Adolf and Jankowski, Stanislaw
An old ,1963 hard cover 150 page documentary of Warszaw. It shows
pictures of
Warszawa street juts after the war and after it was rebuilt by 1962.
And
awesome vivid short book that clearly shows the total ruins of this
fine
city and how it was rebuilt brick by brick.
Polish Self Defence in Volhynia
Dziemianczuk, Wladyslaw
Availability: Limited, Out of Print
Account by a local Polish person fighting for his and his family's
life. It discusses the slaughter of Polish citizens by the OUN. The
books contains maps, pictures, details of the events and the village
of Kisielin.
Bloodlines: A Journey Into Eastern Europe
Kostash, Myrna, Douglas &McIntyre,
1993
ASIN:1550541102
Availability: Out of Print
Writer, Feminist and child of the ’60s Myrna Kostash began her travels
through Central and Eastern Europe in 1982, just before massive and
seeping changes tore like a hurricane through that part of the world.
A Journey into Eastern Erurope chronicles her fascinating passage.
She explores how certain countries and people met and struggled with
vast change and how her experiences impacted her sense of self, both
as a Canadian of European descent, and as a citizen of the world.
This fascinating look at a writer exploring Europe on a very personal
basis is a valuable read for anyone interested in that part of the
world.
Available at: www.bookfinder.com
Available at: www.chapters.indigo.ca
Poland, 1946
Vachon, John, Smithsonian Institution Press,
December 1995
ISBN: 1560985402
An awesome hard cover 171 page book by an
American who in 1946 after WWII photographed and documented the devastation
left behind by the Third Reich and Stalin's Russians.
World War II Through Polish Eyes
Szonert, M.B.
ISBN :0-88033-502-5.
Ms. Szonert skillfully interweaves events from the present and the
past as experienced by Danuta a resident of Warsaw. All events and
facts described in the story are true. The book covers the years 1923
- 2002. A page-turner which gives a great view of what everyday life
was like.
Available at: www.amazon.com
Echa Wolynia
Hermaszewsk, Wladyslaw, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona,
Warszawa 1998
ISBN :83-11-08515-3.
Ms. Szonert skillfully interweaves events from the present and the
past as experienced by Danuta a resident of Warsaw. All events and
facts described in the story are true. The book covers the years 1923
- 2002. A page-turner which gives a great view of what everyday life
was like.
Available at: www.polonia.com/polishbooks/product.asp?sku=2583
Polish Self Defence in Volhynia
Dziemianczuk, Wladyslaw
Availability: Limited, Out of Print
Account by a local Polish person fighting for his and his family's
life. It discusses the slaughter of Polish citizens by the OUN. The
books contains maps, pictures, details of the events and the village
of Kisielin.
Old Polish Legends
retold by Anstruther, F.C. Canbook Distribution
Services, 1997
ISBN :078180521X or ISBN: 0-87052-023-7
Available at: www.amazon.com
Available at: www.chapters.indigo.ca
The Deadly Embrace
Read, Anthony & Fisher, David. W.W.
Norton & Company, Inc. NY, NY and
W.W. Norton & Company Ltd, London
ISBN :0-393-02528-4
The soft cover book has 687 pages with 14 pages of source notes, 7
bibliography pages. It discusses Hitler, Stalin, Great Britain and
what was occurring just before and during the WWII. It shows how Poland
was used by all and what was really happening behind the scene just
before the outbreak of the war.
The book is not written about Poland but Poland is mentioned in many
places and a good amount of background is given to show how Poland
was sold out even before the war started by Great Britain, US and
the French. Anyone looking for background history of WWII will find
this book a good source of information.
Available at: www.amazon.com
The Holocaust Industry
Filkenstein, Norman
"When I read Finkelstein's book, The Holocaust Industry, at the
time of its appearance, I was in the middle of my own investigations
of these matters, and I came to the conclusion that he was on the
right track. I refer now to the part of the book that deals with the
claims against the Swiss banks, and the other claims pertaining to
forced labor. I would now say in retrospect that he was actually conservative,
moderate and that his conclusions are trustworthy. He is a well-trained
political scientist, has the ability to do the research, did it carefully,
and has come up with the right results. I am by no means the only
one who, in the coming months or years, will totally agree with Finkelstein's
breakthrough." Raul Hilberg
Available at: www.normanfinkelstein.com/default.htm
After the Holocaust - Polish-Jewish Conflict
in the Wake of World War II
Chodakiewicz, Marek Jan. Boulder: East
European Monographs. Distributed by Columbia University Press, New
York, 2003. 265 pages. Hardcover.
Review at: www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Esarmatia/104/241goska.html
Available at: www.amazon.com
Kresowe Osadnictwo Wojskowe 1920 - 1945
Stobiak-Smogrzewska, Janina, Instytut
Studiow Politycznych, 2003.
In 1918 Poland regained its sovereignty, lost at the end of 18th century
to three neighboring powers: Russia, Prussia and Austria, but two
years later, in I 920,the country had to fight again for its independence
with its eastern neighbor - communist Russia. The whole nation, united
in its desire to retain its freedom, resisted the Red Army which was
forced to retreat An armistice was signed at Riga on 12th October
1920, and cease-fire followed six days later. Poland's eastern border
was thus secure. On 17th December 1920 the Polish Diet (Sejm) passed
the law endowing some soldiers of merit with land in the country's
Eastern Marches, retained by Poland through their bravery. The settlement
of soldiers was thought to be the most effective way to increase Polish
population in those areas where the Ukrainians and Byelorussians represented
the overwhelming majority. They were expected to play an important
role in the economic and cultural life .of that part of the country
where the conditions were exceedingly backward. Large parts of the
land given to soldiers - in pre-1914 time - belonged to the tsar's
family, the Russian government and Russian landlords. This was supplemented
by land taken away from Polish landlords and gentry in the framework
of land reform.
Available through Veritas Foundation Publication Centre, 63 Jeddo
Road, London W12 9EE, UK.
email: veritas@polish.co.uk
Genocide & Rescue in Wolyn - Recollections
of the Ukrainian Nationalist Ethnic Cleansing Campaign Against the
Poles During World War II
Piotrowski, Tadeusz , McFarland & Company
2000
ISBN0786407735
Hardcover, 319 pages
After the 1939 Soviet and 1941 Nazi invasions, the people of Southeast
Poland underwent a third and even more terrible ordeal when they were
subjected to mass genocide by the Ukrainian Nationalists. Tens of
thousands of Poles were tortured and murdered, not by foreign invaders,
but by their fellow citizens, who sometimes turned out ot be their
neighbors, relatives, and former friends. Other Ukrainians took terrible
risks to protect Poles from the slaughter, and often paid for their
compassion with their lives. The children who survived them vividly
remember these atrocities and now, many decades later, tell their
tragic tales. These accounts, never before published in English, describe
the brutal murders these children witnessed, their own miraculous
survival, and the heroic rescues that saved them. Demographic and
other statistical information on the area is provided. Also included
are appendices listing the Ukrainian victims and providing additional
stories from other provinces, as well as ample Ukrainian, Polish,
Soviet, German, and Jewish documentation and a comprehensive chronology.
An index and bibliography are also included.
Available at: www.amazon.com
Available at: www.polartcenter.com
Forgotten Survivors: Polish Christians Remember
the Nazi Occupation
Lukasz, Richard C. University Press of
Kansas (November 1, 2004)
ISBN 0700613501
Hardcover
Available at: www.amazon.com
Gdy
Plonal Wolyn
Ozarowski, Filip, University Press of Kansas
(November 1, 2004)
Order from: PUNKT, 2804 Post Road, Stevens Point, WI 54481
$9.99 plus $5.95 shipping.
Wolyn Aflame
Ozarowski, Filip, published by Filip Ozarowski
(December 1997)
ISBN 0965548813
May be available throughwww.amazon.com
May be available through http://Polartcenter.com
Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation 1939-1944
Davies, Norman. Hippocrene Books; 2nd
Rev edition (July 2001)
ISBN 0781809010
Paperback
Available at: www.amazon.com
Ziemia Wolkowyska, tom I i II
Karpyza, Witold. Hippocrene Books; 2nd
Rev edition (July 2001)
ISBN 0781809010
The books give a great deal of fascinating historical data about the
town of Wolkowysk and surrounding towns and villages.
May be purchased directly from the author. Price - Zl 15 plus shipping
for each of the two volumes.
Address: Dom Pomocy Spolecznej Ul. Podmiejska-boczna, 10 66-400 Gorzów
Wielkopolski Polska-Poland
BITTER GLORY - POLAND & ITS FATE 1918-1939
Watt, Richard, M. Hippocrene Books; Reprint
edition (December 1998)
ISBN 0781806739
A 500 page account covering the above period. Pro-polish but very
balanced and makes clear that the Poland between the Wars was not
always an idylic place and often was a society troubled by unrest
and strife between the left and right poltical parties of the time.
Available at: www.amazon.com
The fate of Poles in the USSR 1939-1989
Piesakowski, Tomasz.
Allied Wartime Diplomacy - A pattern in Poland
Rozek, Edward, J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc
offices in New York, 1958
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 57-13449
Edward J. Rozek escaped from Poland when the Russians and Nazis took
over the country in 1939. Jailed in Hungary, he again escaped to join
the Polish Armies. As an officer in the Polish Armored Division under
field General Marshall Montgomery and General Eisenhower he fought
from Normandy to Germany. Wounded four times he holds high decorations
for bravery. He is an American citizen. He earned a BA (magna cum
Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) in international relationships, and a MA
and Ph.D degrees in Political science at Harvard University after
the war. He assisted in teaching at Harvard for three years before
joining the University at Colorado.
Haller's Polish Army in France
Valasek, Paul. 2006
ISBN 0-977-9757-0-3
A history of the Polish Army in France, aka Haller's Army, aka the Blue Army, aka Armia Hallera, is compiled from regimental histories
memoirs, period reports, letters and documents. Starting with the origins of the Restoration of Poland movement and the major roles of the city
of Pittsburgh and the Polish Falcons, through the view of Ignacy Paderewski as he officially sat at the Paris peace talks;
this book explains the formation, development, and accomplishments of this fighting force of Polish volunteers from America.
They enlisted to travel to France for battle against the Imperial German and Austro-Hungarian armies on the western front, and
subsequently to fight against the wave of Communism and the Bolshevik menace in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920.
To order, email hallersarmy@aol.com
Contact information: Dr. Paul S. Valasek, 2643 W. 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60632-1559
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