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Moje chlapecká válka. Varšava 1944

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Autobiografické vzpomínky bývalého polského dětského odbojáře na druhou světovou válku a varšavské povstání roku 1944.
Bohdan Hryniewicz vzpomíná na dětství v létě roku 1939, počátek druhé světové války, každodenní život ve Vilně (dnešní Vilinius) v období sovětské i německé okupace a na odchod do Varšavy. Největší pozornost věnuje vypuknutí varšavského povstání v srpnu 1944, jeho průběhu a především své účasti v tomto ozbrojeném vystoupení Poláků proti německé okupační moci. Po skončení války spolu se svou rodinou uprchl do britské okupační zóny v Německu a na počátku 50. let nalezl nový domov ve Spojených státech.

280 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 2015

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309 reviews11 followers
June 18, 2019
Interesting. Life in Poland during and after the Second World War. The Warsaw Uprising Chapters were especially affecting.


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42 reviews1 follower
February 21, 2018
Great book. I learned about a part of WWII I didn't know well. It was fascinating to hear about his experiences during the war. The Warsaw Uprising parts were very detailed and more like an active combat memoir than the rest (as indeed it was active combat), so it had a different tone and pace than the rest of the book.
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150 reviews30 followers
November 29, 2015
This is an extremely interesting book about a young Polish boy who fought in the 1944 Warsaw uprising against the Germans. This is a must read for anyone interested in WWII and it's aftermath!
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1,238 reviews6 followers
April 10, 2018
Learned about this portion of history from of all places a board game called "Mali Powstańcy: Warszawa 1944", released by a polish publisher and designer, This book fills in a lot of what the game was trying to show and is well done. T
he authors life is nothing less than amazing and his casual reference to the simple horrors of war that haunt the best of us is inspiring. This book starts as a simple biography, turns into a war correspondence with blow by blow accounts of the Warsaw uprising and finally ends as a simple biography. A very good book and worth reading .If I have one complaint and its a minor one, it's that it reads as it's written by someone who English is not their first language, but since I don't know any other languages and this is the authors 4 or 5 one its a minor complaint at best.
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1,955 reviews27 followers
November 20, 2020
Pozor, není to klasický román. Je to spíše reportáž. Něco na pomezí dokumentu a osobního vyprávění. Jde o faktickou knihu. Vše je pravdivé, pojmy souhlasí. Je nutné se soustředit na text. Občas mě rozptylovaly ty polské pojmy, protože mě to házelo do polštiny a ono to bylo v češtině. Ale to je můj osobní problém, protože čtu polské knížky. No vás to může rušit ve smyslu obtížnosti nebo nebudete vědět jak to číst. Kniha konci padesátými lety, kdy hrdina říká, co bylo dál. Je tam i jistá ironická poznámka. Jste spojenec? Jste s námi? Prožil jste válku? No ano, když válka začala v roce 39 když Němci napadli Polsko. Ne.. druhá světová začala až v roce 41, když Japonci napadli Pearl Harbor...mno..dost všeříkající.
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270 reviews3 followers
July 27, 2023
This is an amazing book. I have read countless factual first hand accounts of warfare, and this is by far one of the best. Hryniewicz experienced World War II as a young boy, lost his brother and his stepfather, and was on the front lines of the Warsaw Uprising, which is a very little known part of World War II.
This book is well written, brutally cold at times and lovingly warm at others. Well worth the time for anyone who has ties to the history of Poland or whom is interested in World War II or combat memoirs in general.
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460 reviews59 followers
June 2, 2017
What a great book ! The courage and bravery during Warsaw Uprising 1944 was unbelievable ! It also describes the life in Poland after the war under communist Russian dictatorship and the atrocities they did to Polish people . Great job Bohdan !
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22 reviews
January 3, 2025
Niezłe. Sama książka jest nie tylko pamiętnikiem z Powstania Warszawskiego, ale ogólnie, lat wojennych oczami dziecka. Ciekawie napisana, dużo smaczków, ciekawostek. Polecam jak cholera, jeśli ktoś interesuje się tematami wojennymi
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246 reviews1 follower
May 17, 2025
A well-written and interesting book that primarily covers the time period 1939 - 1947, primarily set in Poland. A first person account of a young Polish partisan's experiences, particularly effective in describing the Warsaw Uprising. An important addition to the historical record.
14 reviews
July 4, 2017
To know the past is to understand the present

Knowledge of WWII beyond the popular stories gives an invaluable insight into our human history and psyche . Read & learn
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Author 36 books59 followers
August 13, 2017
I really enjoyed this autobiographical work. Quite an amazing story.
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14 reviews
July 9, 2025
Perfektní knížka. Ačkoliv autor věci příliš nerozvádí a je spíše stručný, tak toto by si měl přečíst každý, kdo tvrdí, jak se máme dneska špatně.
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