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Jan Karski: The Story of a Secret State
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books / Features

Jan Karski: The Story of a Secret State

Jan Karski is a hero not just for our times but for all times, says Irene Tomaszewski as she recalls her first meeting with the modest hero. He represents the best in humanity and the collective will of a nation that would not submit.

“The Driest of Facts:” Witold Pilecki’s Mission in Auschwitz
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books

“The Driest of Facts:” Witold Pilecki’s Mission in Auschwitz

Michał Kasprzak’s brilliant review cuts to the essence of The Auschwitz Volunteer.

Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books

Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising

Meeting a heroine from the “generation of ‘44” is a privilege. Fortunately, Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm kept a record of her friendship with one of the Warsaw Uprising’s great women.

The Death of Captain Pilecki and Dealing with the Communist Past
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Commentary / Features

The Death of Captain Pilecki and Dealing with the Communist Past

Poland’s magnificent non-violent revolution altered the course of history. Justice demands that this history be not forgotten.