Faces of War: Faces of War 01(2026)
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Documents on the Efforts of Swedish Diplomacy for the Release of the “Warsaw Swedes” (1942–1945)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)The publication contains ten documents from the Political Archive of the German Foreign Office in Berlin regarding Swedish citizens arrested in 1942 on charges of collaborating with the Polish underground resistance. These ... -
Eternal Battle — the Memory of Conflict in Belfast Murals
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)The murals present in the urban space of Belfast are one of the most distinctive forms of expression of the beliefs of Northern Ireland loyalists. Their symbolism and depictions of historical events that create a coherent ... -
Urbanonymy as an Instrument of Commemoration and De-commemoration of the German-Soviet War in Kharkiv
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)The article explores the process of commemoration and de-commemoration of the Second World War events in Kharkiv. The study examines how the memory of the German-Soviet War is inscribed into Kharkiv’s toponymic landscape ... -
The School Image of The Spanish Civil Warm and the Second World War as an Instrument for Collective Memory Manipulation A Comparative Case of History and Civics Textbooks from Early Francoist Spain and People’s Republic of Poland During Stalinism
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)This article compares the school image of the wartime past (the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War), created during the transformative early postwar phase of Francoism in Spain and Communism in Poland. Demonstrating ... -
The Last Journey of Fallen Soldiers in Ukraine: Traditions and Legal Norms
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)The Russo-Ukrainian war, which has existed as a limited conflict since 2014 and acquired the character of a full-scale war since 24 February 2022, has led to numerous casualties among both civilians and military personnel. ... -
Murals of War in Kharkiv: Visual Narratives of Memory, Resistance, and Decolonisation
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)This article explores the phenomenon of wartime murals in Kharkiv as a form of public visual expression amid the full-scale war. The murals are analysed not only as artistic objects, but also as political, memorial and ... -
Investigation of Mass Graves from the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 near Hradec Králové
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)The most important battles of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 took place on the battlefields in today’s Czech Republic. The war was significant for the formation of present-day Europe and ranks among the largest conflicts ... -
The Partisan Trace in the Koriukivka Tragedy (16 January – 11 March 1943)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)This study examines the concealment of information regarding the Nazi genocide of the civilian population in the town of Koriukivka in March 1943 by the leadership of guerrilla units led by Fedorov and Popudrenko, based ... -
The Memory of the Mongol Invasion of the Hungarian Kingdom in the 13th Century among Contemporaries
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)Between 1240 and 1242, a large Mongol invasion struck Central Europe, including the Hungarian Kingdom. This first invasion had a serious impact on the entire region, both militarily and politically, as well as psychologically. ... -
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in the Memory of the Christian West: Propaganda, Historiography, and Iconography of Victory
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-12)This article examines the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) not primarily as a military event, but as a dynamic construct of collective memory within the Christian West. Drawing on a wide range of Latin and Iberian ...