Polish freedom fighters on American soil : Polish veterans in America from the Revolutionary War to 1939 /
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| Author / Creator: | Lachowicz, Teofil, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Weterani polscy w Ameryce do 1939 roku. English |
| Imprint: | Minneapolis, MN : Two Harbors Press, [2011] ©2011 |
| Description: | xv, 473 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11006503 |
| Summary: | In this ground-breaking study, author Teofil Lachowicz, the internationally recognized scholar on Polish American military history, tells the story of Polish and Polish American soldiers in America from the Revolutionary War to the outbreak of World War II. This superbly-documented work sets forth the details of their struggles for Polish and American freedom -- their travails, and their contributions to America over a span of almost two hundred years -- drawing on reference materials that have never been used before. Polish Freedom Fighters on American Soil describes the process which created the Polish veterans movement after the conclusion of World War I -- from which emerged the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (PAVA): a universal, apolitical organization open for membership to former Polish soldiers. The PAVA, the oldest organization of this type in the world, eventually proved to be the most patriotic element of the Polish emigration in America. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 473 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 429-435) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781936198313 1936198312 |