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Walczyć czy odstąpić? Postawy i dylematy oficerów Obszarów Warownych „Grodno” i „Wilno” we wrześniu 1939 roku
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
In August 1939 all main Polish military units from Grodno and Wilno garrisons were mobilized to fight against German army and were send to the west frontline. This way, both cities were left without regular army’s units, ...
Sylwetki oprawców więzienia na Radogoszczu w świetle relacji naocznych świadków
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
The place, that played a significant role in German extermination plans of inhabitans of Lodz and lodzko-kaliski region was a prison on Radogoszcz, localized at the suburbs of the city, in the former textile factory, placed ...
Wojsko w mieście. Żołnierze Hohenzollernów w Prusach Południowych (1793–1806)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
As a result of the Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1793), a significant part of Polish lands was in the possession of Prussia. Immediately a new province was created – South Prussia (Südpreussen). ...
„Quidam de gregariis militibus…” Pospolici ludzie jako bohaterowie piastowskich wojen do połowy XIII wieku
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
In the period of rule of the Piast dynasty, the ordinary people constituted a large part of the army, however the authors of the chronicles describing the war events did not pay any special attention to them. Therefore, ...
„Ludzie czarni od słońca i osmaleni od wiatru, o spojrzeniu straszliwym i groźnym” – wojownicy husyccy w świetle źródeł z epoki
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
The period of the Hussite revolution in the years 1419–1436 holds one of the most prominent places in the history of the Czech military. There is no doubt that this is also a time of great glory of Hussite field troops – ...
Polak-wojownik. Wzorzec polskiego mężczyzny – mit czy rzeczywistość?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
The article approaches the culture problem between myths about extraordinary bravery of Polish men and the historical facts which are different from this stereotype. This article focuses on the roots of the myth and its ...
Podpułkownik Rudolf Ksieniewicz (1898–1940) – kawaler Orderu Virtuti Militari i ofiara zbrodni katyńskiej. Przyczynek do biografii
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
The article presents a figure of Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Ksieniewicz, one of the officers of the army of the Second Polish Republic. He born on the Estonian island Dago, after moving with his family, he is in the depths ...
U boku króla. Chorągiew nadworna królów Polski u schyłku XV wieku
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
The court banner was composed of courtiers, called horse courtiers (curienses). Court banner was an elite formation, a private military unit of the king. According to the register written in the last years of the 15th ...
Kassim Sulejmani – generał Bliskiego Wschodu
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
Qassem Soleimani is an architect of Iranian politics in the Middle East region and a direct advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei. Once a mysterious figure, currently he is the most recognizable man in the Middle East, a hero of ...
Generał armii Iwan Czerniachowski – bohater czy zbrodniarz wojenny?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
Career of the general of the army of Ivan Czerniachowski, who was one of the youngest generals in military history, was quite brilliant. In connection with his person, many questions arise. Was he a hero or a criminal? Why ...