Fighting for Polish independence : the 100,000-man diasporic army in World War I and the conflicts of 1919-1921 / James S. Pula ; foreword by M.B.B. Biskupski.
| Author/creator | Pula, James S., 1946- author. |
| Other author | Biskupski, M. B. B., author of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | viii, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Origins of American Polonia -- 2. A Shared Identity and Purpose -- 3. War Ravages Polish Lands -- 4. Creating an Army -- 5. The Bayonne Legion -- 6. The "Blue Army" in France -- 7. One War Is Over, Another Begins -- 8. The Polish-Bolshevik War: Phase I -- 9. The Polish-Bolshevik War: Phase II -- 10. Assisting Sovereign Poland -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Paderewski Calls for "a Free, United and Independent Poland!" -- Appendix B: Polish Army Recruitment Centers in the United States and Canada -- Appendix C: Decree Forming the Polish Army in France, June 4, 1917 -- Appendix D: Members of the Polish National Committee in Paris -- Appendix E: Order of Battle for the Kiev Offensive, April 25, 1920 -- Appendix F: Polish American Recipients of the Virtuti Militari -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "One of the substantial international outcomes of World War I was the emergence or reemergence of nation states in Eastern and East Central Europe based on ethnic aspirations. For the first time in English, this book chronicles the activities by which the Polish diaspora supported the restoration of an independent Poland including the recruiting of an army of over 100,000 men to fight on the Western Front with the French. It also covers the creation of the Polish White Cross to offer medical and other assistance to the troops, and the Gray Samaritans who functioned as social workers to bring relief to the newly independent nation. The book also follows the Polish army in France as it moves to postwar Poland to battle a Bolshevik invasion and the relief organizations as they followed the army to provide support to the civilian population suffering from the wartime destruction, population dislocations, and widespread hunger and diseases. No other ethnic diaspora came close to the political pressure, military contribution, and humanitarian relief efforts undertaken by the international Polish communities living abroad."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index. |
| LCCN | 2026002660 |
| ISBN | 9781476699172 |
| ISBN | 1476699178 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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