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A Homeland Denied: In the Footsteps of a Polish POW
Irena Kossakowski
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Description for A Homeland Denied: In the Footsteps of a Polish POW
Paperback. An eyewitness and harrowing account of the brutal life in a Soviet labour camp. An unwavering determination to survive against the odds. The heroic sacrifice and bravery of the Polish Resistance and the Warsaw Uprising. The role of Polish soldiers in the Italian campaign, notably the Battle of Monte Cassino. Num Pages: 160 pages, including 32pp colour section, numerous photos and documents. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
A Homeland Denied follows the horrific journey of Waclaw Kossakowski, a young Warsaw University student whose peaceful life was changed dramatically and with far reaching consequences that fateful day of 1st September, 1939. From imprisonment in the notorious Kozelsk prison to the forced labor camp in the Siberian Arctic Circle, the compelling story pulls the reader into a world of suffering and brutality it would be impossible to imagine. Forced to dig runways in temperatures as low as-50oC while under constant threat from sadistic guards, it was an indescribable living hell with death the only companion. He endured and witnessed ... Read more
A Homeland Denied follows the horrific journey of Waclaw Kossakowski, a young Warsaw University student whose peaceful life was changed dramatically and with far reaching consequences that fateful day of 1st September, 1939. From imprisonment in the notorious Kozelsk prison to the forced labor camp in the Siberian Arctic Circle, the compelling story pulls the reader into a world of suffering and brutality it would be impossible to imagine. Forced to dig runways in temperatures as low as-50oC while under constant threat from sadistic guards, it was an indescribable living hell with death the only companion. He endured and witnessed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
365g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849952644
SKU
V9781849952644
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Reviews for A Homeland Denied: In the Footsteps of a Polish POW
`... not only a military history book, but a story for everyone... Irena paints a vivid picture of her father's dramatic and poignant story.' Kingsbridge Gazette
`...gives another perspective on the hardships that Poles faced during and after World War II... using vivid descriptions, Kossakowski also interweaves the actions of world leaders and the events that caused the suffering ... Read more
`...gives another perspective on the hardships that Poles faced during and after World War II... using vivid descriptions, Kossakowski also interweaves the actions of world leaders and the events that caused the suffering ... Read more