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Polish war veterans in Alberta : the last four stories / Aldona Jaworska.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jaworska, Aldona, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polish people--Alberta--History--20th century.
- Polish people.
- Veterans--Alberta--History--20th century.
- Veterans.
- Polish people--Alberta--Social conditions--20th century.
- Veterans--Alberta--Social conditions--20th century.
- Polish people--Alberta--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Veterans--Alberta--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Immigrants--Alberta.
- Immigrants.
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Alberta.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Social conditions.
- Manners and customs.
- History.
- Alberta.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 309 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton, Alberta : University of Alberta Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "In the aftermath of World War II, more than 4,500 Polish veterans, displaced by the war events and the emerging Soviet-oriented Polish government, were resettled in Canada as farm workers; 750 of these men were accepted by the province of Alberta. Polish War Veterans in Alberta examines how these former soldiers experienced their new country and its sometimes-harsh postwar realities. This compelling work of social history is brought to life through the words and stories of four veterans, whose remembrances provide an intimate firsthand look at a moment of Canada's past that is at risk of being forgotten."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- I Polish World War II Veterans
- 1 From Citizens to Prisoners p. 3
- 2 From Prisoners to Soldiers p. 17
- 3 From Soldiers to Stateless Immigrants p. 51
- 4 The Immigrant as Ethnic p. 71
- 5 Polish Veterans and Canadian Veterans: A Comparison p. 87
- II Polish War Veterans' Stories
- 6 Interviewing the Veterans p. 97
- 7 Anatol (Tony) Nieumierzyeki (1923-2017) p. 105
- 8 Wladyslaw (Walter) Niewinski (1918-2012) p. 133
- 9 Zbigniew (Leo) Rogowski (1927-) p. 177
- 10 Stefan Koselak (1921-1960) p. 221
- III From Victory to Sorrow
- 11 Understanding the Polish War Veterans' Experiences p. 269.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1772123730
- 9781772123739
- OCLC:
- 1018078599
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