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The Strange Odyssey of Poland's National Treasures, 1939-1961

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Gordon Swoger
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    236
    Publisher:
    Dundurn Press (October 1, 2004)
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9781550025156
    ISBN-10:
    1550025155
    Dimensions:
    6" x 9" x 0.5"
    File:
    PGW-LEGATO-Metadata_Only_Publishers_Group_West_Customer_Group_Metadata_20260428164618-20260428.xml
    Folder:
    PGW
    List Price:
    $21.99
    Case Pack:
    32
    As low as:
    $18.91
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-PER
    Discount Code:
    C
    Country of Origin:
    Canada
    Pub Discount:
    60
    Weight:
    13.44oz
    Imprint:
    Dundurn Press
  • Overview

    The Strange Odyssey of Poland’s National Treasures, 1939-1961 tells the story of the Polish national treasures –their evacuation from their homeland under perilous conditions after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and their subsequent removal to western Europe and then to Canada. At the end of the war two Polish governments, a Communist one in Warsaw and a non-Communist one in London, vied for control of the national treasures. Before long the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, the RCMP, and the Canadian and Quebec governments all became involved in the desperate hide-and-seek confrontation between the two Polish governments. Eventually, in February 1961, the release of the historic treasures was negotiated and they were returned to their native land, twenty-two years after their wartime departure. It was indeed a long voyage home!