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The Swedish invasion of 1655, known to Poles ever since as the "Swedish Deluge", provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second largest state in Europe. Although the Swedes were ultimately driven out, the "S After the Deluge - Lithuania and the Second Northern War 1655-1660

By Robert Frost

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We present the reader with a translation of the oldest Polish cookbook - Compendium ferculorum or Collection Of Dishes, written by Stanislaw Czarniecki, the Master Cook to the Voivode of Krakow, Prince Aleksander Michalk Lubomirski, and published in Krako Compendium Ferculorum Or Collection Of Dishes

Oldest Cookbook from 1682

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History of the Polish Revolution of 1830 History of the Polish Revolution of 1830

The Work Of Joseph Hordynski

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This book was prepared by the Wilanow Palace Museum on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the museum which was built in honor of King Jan III Sobieski, the first resident of the Palace here. The book is full of color photos with details and highlig In Honour Of King Jan III : Heroes And Souvenirs

By Marta Gołąbek

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Jan Sobieski : The King Who Saved Europe, Softcover Jan Sobieski : The King Who Saved Europe, Softcover

By Miltiades Varvounis

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Though few may realize it, the Polish state was once one of Europe's great powers. One of the chief instruments of her success was undoubtedly her army, which though small can claim many accomplishments and major successes in the 16th and 17th centuries. Polish Armies 1569-1696 I

by Richard Brzezinski
Angus McBride -Illustrator

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The 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was almost as varied as modern America. Alongside Slavs lived Lithuanians and other Balts, Germans, Tatars, Armenian merchants, Jewish traders, and even a remarkably large populations of Scots settlers. Polish Armies 1569-1696 II

by Richard Brzezinski
Angus McBride -Illustrator

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The Polish hussar was, to quote one of many foreign visitors impressed by them, 'without doubt one of the most spectacular soldiers in the world'. Most dramatic of all hussar characteristics were the 'wings' worn on the back or on the saddle; their purpos Polish Winged Hussar 1576 -1775

by Richard Brzezinski
Illustrated by Velimir Vuksic

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This book was prepared by the Wilanow Palace Museum on the occasion of the temporary exhibition "Primus inter pares", marking the 330th anniversary of the Victory of Vienna. The purpose of the exhibition, even if the date indicates otherwise, is not Primus Inter Pares: First Among Equals - the Story Of King Jan III

Edited By Dominika Walawender-Musz

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This is the true history of the war made famous by the book and movie Taras Bulba and Henry Sienkiewicz's historical novels. This is the story of a peasant revolt, but the peasants were the ferocious Cossack warriors of the steppes, who had as their allie The Cossack War Against Poland: 1648-51

By Pierre Chevalier
Translated By George Nafziger

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In its golden years of the Baroque era, Poland expressed creative ties to east and west in extraordinary works of fine and decorative art. This gorgeously illustrated book displays more than 150 works of art that celebrate the cross-cultural richness of P The Land of the Winged Horsemen: Art in Poland 1572-1764

By Jan K. Ostrowski, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Piotr Krasny, Kazimierz Kuczman, Adam Zamoyski and Zydislaw Zygulski Jr.

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The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody's pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and complex character, a dashing figure in the finest The Last King Of Poland - Paperback

By Adam Zamoyski

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The Polish Army in 1775 The Polish Army in 1775

The Work Of Gabriel Nicholas Raspe

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Packed with illustrations, this is a study of the Polish warships such as the Grom-class destroyers that were developed and built in the interwar years. The Polish Navy 1918-45 : Softcover

by Przemyslaw Budzon Illustrated by Paul Wright

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The Polish Portrait : Tradition And Historical Awareness The Polish Portrait : Tradition And Historical Awareness

By Krystyna Gutowska- Dudek

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King John III Sobieski was a symbol of the power and meaning of Poland in Europe for centuries. The King's victory in Vienna became not only an event in common history, but also became a national legend. The Republic of Poland During The Times of John III Sobieski

Translated By Katarzyna Kukula

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Vienna 1683 - Christian Europe repels the Ottomans. Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics and battle experiences of the opposing forces thoughout the crucial stages of each campaign Vienna 1683 - Christian Europe Repels The Ottomans

by Simon Millar
Peter Dennis -Illustrator

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Venimus, vidimus, Deus vicit! 'We came, we saw, God conquered'. This Latin sentence , paraphrased from the famous saying by Julius Caesar, was used by Polish King Jan III Sobieski in his letter to Pope Innocent XI announcing that the allied side was We Came, We Saw, God Conquered: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's military effort in the relief of Vienna, 1683

By Michal Paradowski

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