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Polish Eyewitnesses to Napoleon's 1812 Campaign
The drama of Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia is captured through the letters and diaries of Polish soldiers who fought with the French. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia cost hundreds of thousands lives and changed the course of history. Europe had never seen an army like the one gathering in Poland in 1812—half a million men in brilliant uniforms and shimmering helmets. Six months later, it was the ghost of an army, frozen and horrified, retreating home. This illuminating volume tells the story of this epic military disaster from the viewpoint of the tens of thousands of Polish soldiers who took part. Some of them were patriots eager to regain independence for their country. Others were charmed by the glory of Napoleonic warfare or were professional soldiers who were simply doing their jobs. They all tell an unrivaled tale of ruthless battles, burning villages, numbing hunger, and biting cold. By the end the great army had been reduced to a pitiless mob and the Polish soldiers, who had set out with such hope, recalled it with horror.
Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts
This book depicts the long rich life and wide ranging work of Count Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). By exploring his complex personality, his processes of thought and his accomplishments, it reveals a man at once a wealthy aristocrat, a Pole in the Prussian diplomatic service, an active participant in and perceptive observer and critical commentator on political life, a connoisseur and art collector of European renown, and the author of ground breaking studies on German and Portuguese art – in short a distinguished and fascinating nineteenth century figure.
Duchy Kresów Wschodnich
Nie wierzę w duchy, ale bardzo się ich boję - powiedziała kiedyś markiza Du Defand. Tematyką tej książki są duchy i różnego rodzaju zjawiska paranormalne występujące na dawnych polskich Kresach Wschodnich. Wszystkie przytaczane tu opowieści i relacje są udokumentowane w dawnych przekazach ustnych i pisemnych, zanotowane w pamiętnikach i wspomnieniach. Są tu także przedstawione różnego rodzaju motywy pojawiające się w podaniach i legendach związanych z nawiedzonymi miejscami, tajemniczymi osobami i dziwnymi zjawiskami. Terytorium, jakiego dotyczy ta książka, jest dość rozległe i obejmuje obszar, na którym dawniej rozciągała się Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów, t...
Franciszek Żymirski
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