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Parachuting into Poland, 1944 : memoir of a secret mission with Józef Retinger / Marek Celt ; edited and annotated by Wojciech Frazik ; translated by Jan Chciuk-Celt.

Title
Parachuting into Poland, 1944 : memoir of a secret mission with Józef Retinger / Marek Celt ; edited and annotated by Wojciech Frazik ; translated by Jan Chciuk-Celt.
Author
Celt, Marek
Publication
  • Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
  • ©2013

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Additional Authors
  • Frazik, Wojciech
  • Chciuk-Celt, Jan, 1955-
Description
vii, 211 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"This is a first-hand account, never before in English, of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political advisor Dr. Józef Retinger. "--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Z Retingerem do Warszawy i z powrotem. English
Alternative Title
Z Retingerem do Warszawy i z powrotem.
Subject
  • Celt, Marek
  • Retinger, J. H. 1888-1960
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Poland
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Polish
  • Diplomatic couriers > Poland > Biography
  • Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Personal narratives – Polish
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 201-208) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue -- Prehistory -- With Captain Paisley in Bari -- 4.4.44 -- Salamander the conspirator -- The tragedy of the Jews -- Patient Joseph Brzoza -- The third bridge -- The end of the song.
ISBN
  • 9780786474608 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786474602 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2013013224
OCLC
  • 823897633
  • SCSB-10859759
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library