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The Lion of Scotland and the Eagle of Poland, two powerful symbols of nationhood, were bound together by fate during the Second World War. In 1939, Germany, and then the Soviet Union, invaded and crushed Poland. In the ensuing chaos, a few Poles embarked upon a miraculous and hazardous journey of escape. After great hardships, some of these men, women and children managed to reach Britain to fight again. With little knowledge of the language and few possessions, they were sent to live in tents and to build coastal defences in a strange, cold and wet land in the North: Scotland. Unable to return to Poland after the war, they gladly stayed in their adopted country and formed the basis of today’s vibrant Polish-Scottish community. The Lion and the Eagle is a collection of some of the unique stories of the few surviving founders of the wartime Polish Community in Scotland. They are stories of war, of courage and of pride.
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Dr Diana Henderson ( Editor) has lived and worked in Edinburgh for twenty years. After graduating in Law, she studied Scottish Military History at Edinburgh University and in 1995 she was appointed as Research Director of the Scots at War Trust. She served in the Territorial Army for thirty-three years and was one of the first women to command a regiment of The Royal Logistic Corps. Since the 1960s, Diana has specialised in in-depth interviews and conversations with the dwindling number of vulnerable and ageing war veterans who have unique stories to tell. The proceedings of the Polish Seminar which gave rise to this book are typical of her tireless work to record and acknowledge their courage, endurance and survival against the odds.
The Lion of Scotland and the Eagle of Poland, two powerful symbols of nationhood, were bound together by fate during the Second World War. In 1939, Germany, and then the Soviet Union, invaded and crushed Poland. In the ensuing chaos, a few Poles embarked upon a miraculous and hazardous journey of escape. After great hardships, some of these men, women and children managed to reach Britain to fight again. With little knowledge of the language and few possessions, they were sent to live in tents and to build coastal defences in a strange, cold and wet land in the North: Scotland. Unable to return to Poland after the war, they gladly stayed in their adopted country and formed the basis of today’s vibrant Polish-Scottish community. The Lion and the Eagle is a collection of some of the unique stories of the few surviving founders of the wartime Polish Community in Scotland. They are stories of war, of courage and of pride.
About the Author
Dr Diana Henderson ( Editor) has lived and worked in Edinburgh for twenty years. After graduating in Law, she studied Scottish Military History at Edinburgh University and in 1995 she was appointed as Research Director of the Scots at War Trust. She served in the Territorial Army for thirty-three years and was one of the first women to command a regiment of The Royal Logistic Corps. Since the 1960s, Diana has specialised in in-depth interviews and conversations with the dwindling number of vulnerable and ageing war veterans who have unique stories to tell. The proceedings of the Polish Seminar which gave rise to this book are typical of her tireless work to record and acknowledge their courage, endurance and survival against the odds.
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