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Lexington Books The Polish Experience through World War II A Better Day Has Not Come 2015 Edition by Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm,Neal Pease
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. Table of contents :- Foreword by Neal PeasePreface by AuthorPart 1: A BETTER DAY HAS NOT COME1.The Changes came quickly2.The Camps3.The Road to Uzbekistan4.Fergana, Uzbekistan5.The Meeting6.The Journey7.In Pahlavi8.Teheran9.Santa RosaPart 2: WARTANOWICZ FAMILY VINEYARDS IN PODOLE10.Eugeniusz Wartanowicz, an Armenian From Dzwiniacz11.Jozef Wartanowicz and his Vineyards12.Anulka, the daughter of Marian-a Podolan from Johannesburg13.Seven Surviving Letters14.Diary of Krystyna Wartanowicz15.Persia16.Joasia Born in Zambia17.When it rained, the Ground Dried Quickly18.Anna-a Podolan from Krasnica19.Mieczek-Keys to the Mercedes tied with a Blue Ribbon Part 3: ANNEX20.Jozef Wartanowicz: Fruit and wine Production of the Warm Podole 21.Edward Fonferko: Economic Conditions of Warm Podole from the Viewpoint of Interest of Town IntelligentsiaPart 4: THE FATES OF POLISH FAMILIES: THE KRASICKIS22.The War of 193923.In memoriam of Captain of the Polish Air Force Witold Krasicki24.Janusz Krasicki - the Pilot and History friend25.The Changes26.The Memorable Flights of Glider PilotsPart 5:"LET OUR FATE BE A WARNING TO YOU": WANDA OSSOWSKA27.The Little One from Neustadt-GleweINDEX