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Published by Warsaw University & Polish Academy of Sciences, 2004
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. Scarce paperback, no ISBN (ISSN 1234-5792), second printing, 264pp + 28 pages of glossy photos (mostly b&w), NOT ex-library. Good condition, interior is clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Moderate corner creases on the cover; a barcode sticker on the back.-- Cont…ents: Ashes and Diamonds of European Historicity (Editorial); -- 1. The Absurdities of the Situation, the Meaning of Struggle -- Introduction to the Conference 'The Meaning of Polish History' / Aleksander Gieysztor; Warsaw Uprising in the Europe of 1944 / Aleksander Gieysztor; Warsaw Uprising: Facts and Afterthoughts / Wladyslaw Bartoszewski; Unforgettable 1944 / Jerzy R. Krzyzanowski; Sense and Nonsense / Jozef Szajna; -- 2. The Uprising as a Tragic and Heroic Legend: Transforming Poland -- Reflections on the Triumph of Warsaw Uprising Ideals / Andrzej Stelmachowski; Colonel Ignacy Matuszewski Remembers the Warsaw Uprising / Andrzej Krzysztof Kunert; -- 3. Soldiers of the Uprising in the Face of Extreme and Eschatological Situations -- Reminiscences of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 / Zbigniew Scibor-Rylski; Cadet 'Storm Wind' / Stanislaw Nalecz-Komornicki; Cichociemni: Home Army's Paratroopers in the Warsaw Uprising / Stefan Baluk; Notes of an Insurgent / Bronislaw Tronski; "…and She Also Is Not Here" / Andrzej Tymowski; In the Baszta Unit / Wojciech Militz; I Did Not Want to Die for Nothing / Stanislaw Likiernik; Virtuti Militari / Witold Kiezun; Arm in Arm with Death / Tadeusz Targonski; A Bad Dream or Cruel Reality? Some Thoughts on the Origin, Developments and Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 / Wienczyslaw J. Wagner; -- 4. Philosophers-Soldiers: "Thinking Is Fighting" -- A Philosophy for That Time: The Philosophy of Selflessness / Andrzej Grzegorczyk; Selected Frayed Memories (Aug.2 - Sept.6, 1944) / Stefan Morawski; Soldiers of the Uprising / Jerzy Pelc; Towards the Uprising. / Michal Pohoski; Thinkers with Brave Hearts / Jacek J. Jadacki; -- 5. Polish Antinomies: The Endless Controversies -- Reflections about the Warsaw Uprising 1944: Intergenerational Dialogue / Andrew Targowski; "Who Needed That Sacrifice?" (An Interview with Wieslaw Chrzanowski); History and Historiography of the Warsaw Uprising / Stanislaw Nalecz-Komornicki; Warsaw Rising from the Contemporary American Perspective / Walter Jajko; Triad / Zbigniew Klejn -- "The current Special Edition continues the earlier publications on the Warsaw Uprising and heralds further studies and international debate. Its core are the insurgents' own reminiscences and reflections, portraying life during those tragic and unforgotten 66 days. All described events are true and were personally experienced by their authors which gives them testimonial rank. Most are also supplemented by their authors' personal comments. Most of the authors distinguished themselves during the Uprising, many were decorated with Poland's highest military order, the Virtuti Militari, and Cross of Valor. Main texts are followed by the insurgent authors' biograms. This special issue has been divided into parts, aimed to present the structure, dynamics, antinomies, tragedy, meanings and transforming significance of this momentous, infinitely selfless, heroic and ethically pure - but also terrible and painful - event in Poland's difficult history. The chapter titles signal problems for further study based on synthesis of to-date knowledge as well as the need for a fresh, more universal approach to the Warsaw Uprising issue on a national and, increasingly, European scale.".
