Gone With The War

By Stanislaw Brodnicki

An illustrated history of the first 26 years of the author's life. Against a light historical canvas, the author, born in 1926, depicts the unique pre-war lifestyle of the Polish landed gentry; he proceeds with the narrative of the German invasion, expulsion from home and rescue by Italian relatives. There follow years of a refugee's life in German occupied France, a risky escape over the Pyrenees to Spain, then further to Gibraltar and Algeria. Then follows military training in the Polish army in Scotland, when the war finally ends. A Soviet imposed regime in Poland precludes a safe return home. This marks the beginning of an entirely new life in England, starting from nothing. This marks the end of the story of the author's youth. Thirty pages of illustrations help bring the reader closer to this story, the record of a world, which had "Gone With The War". The epilogue sketches the subsequent 61 years of his private and professional life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479304964
• ISBN13: 9781479304967
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"