Polish freedom fighters on American soil : Polish veterans in America from the Revolutionary War to 1939 / Teofil Lachowicz ; translated from the Polish by Albert Juszczak.
Includes bibliographical references (page 429-435) and index.
Contents:
Polish veterans in America in the 18th and 19th centuries: The Confederates of Bar, participants in the Kościuzko Insurrection and the Napoleonic Wars ; The November Insurectionists and the participants in the Spring of Nations ; Polish veterans in the American Civil War (1861-1865) ; January Uprising participants on American soil -- The contribution of the Polish emigration in America to the regaining of Independence by Poland after World War I: The Polish emigration in America prior to World War I -- The Polish Army Veterans Association of America 1921-1930: Auxiliary organizations of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America ; Organizational symbolism ; Social and cultural activity of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America ; PAVA business activity ; PAVA's cooperation with the socio-political émigré milieu ; Fighting anti-Polish propaganda and communist infiltration ; PAVA in Poland's social and political life -- Conclusion -- Addenda.
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