Epic Historical Drama Set Against the Civil War

Description

An illustrated history of the first 26 years of the authorÕs life. Against a light historical canvas, the author, born in 1926, depicts the unique pre-war lifestyle of the Polish landed gentry; he proceeds with the narrative of the German invasion, expulsion from home and rescue by Italian relatives. There follow years of a refugeeÕs life in German occupied France, a risky escape over the Pyrenees to Spain, then further to Gibraltar and Algeria. Then follows military training in the Polish army in Scotland, when the war finally ends. A Soviet imposed regime in Poland precludes a safe return home. This marks the beginning of an entirely new life in England, starting from nothing. This marks the end of the story of the author’s youth. Thirty pages of illustrations help bring the reader closer to this story, the record of a world, which had “Gone With The War”. The epilogue sketches the subsequent 61 years of his private and professional life.

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