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Author Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra, 1949-

Title The Polish experience through World War II : a better day has not come / Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2013

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Contents Foreword / by Neal Pease -- Preface / by author -- A Better Day Has Not Come -- Wartanowicz Family Vineyards in Podole -- Annex -- The Fates of Polish Families : the Krasickis -- "Let Our Fate Be a Warning to You" : Wanda Ossowska
Summary 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,
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Poland
HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
Social aspects
Social conditions
SUBJECT Poland -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Poland -- Biography
Subject Poland
Genre/Form Biographies
Personal narratives
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0739178202
9780739178201
1299553605
9781299553606