A Homeland Denied: In the Footsteps of a Polish POW

by Irena Kossakowski

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849954181
Publisher:	Whittles Publishing
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	32 MB
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements v

Preface vii

Foreword ix

1 Russia, near the White Sea, November 1939 1

2 Kapice-Lipniki, near Bialystok, north-eastern Poland: September 1929 11

3 Kapice, September 1931 19

4 Suwalki, September 1931 23

5 Camp Kola, April 1940 29

6 Camp Kola, June 1940-June 1941 35

7 Camp Kola, June 1941 40

8 Camp Kola, July 1941 43

9 Camp Kola, July 1941 48

10 Kapice, spring 1943 63

11 To Italy, 1944 72

12 Monte Cassino, May 1944 78

13 Italy, May-July 1944 86

14 Italy, spring 1945 101

15 Betrayal 105

Epilogue 115