Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm

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Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw RisingHardcover, 4 May 2012

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Reading Age
Ages: 22
Grade Levels
17
Print Length
232 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Lexington Books
Date Published
4 May 2012
ISBN-10
0739172700
ISBN-13
9780739172704

Description

Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising tells the story of one woman, whose life encompasses a century of Polish history. Full of tragic and compelling experiences such as life in Siberia, Warsaw before World War II, the German occupation, the Warsaw Rising, and life in the Soviet Ostashkov prison, Kaia was deeply involved with the battle that decimated Warsaw in 1944 as a member of the resistance army and the rebuilding of the city as an architect years later. Kaia's father was expelled from Poland for conspiring against the Russian czar. She spent her early childhood near Altaj Mountain and remembered Siberia as a "paradise". In 1922, the family returned to free Poland, the train trip taking a year. Kaia entered the school system, studied architecture, and joined the Armia Krajowa in 1942. After the legendary partisan Hubal's death, a courier gave Kaia the famous leader's Virtuti Militari Award to protect. She carried the medal for 54 years. After the Warsaw Rising collapsed, she was captured by the Russian NKVD in Bialystok and imprisoned. In one of many interrogations, a Russian asked about Hubal's award. When Kaia replied that it was a religious relic from her father, she received only a puzzled look from the interrogator. Knowing that another interrogation could end differently, she hid the award in the heel of her shoe where it was never discovered. In 1946, Kaia, very ill and weighing only 84 pounds, returned to Poland, where she regained her health and later worked as an architect to the rebuild the totally decimated Warsaw.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 22
Author:
Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
4 May 2012
Dimensions:
22.61 x 15.75 x 2.29 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 17
ISBN-10:
0739172700
ISBN-13:
9780739172704
Language:
English
Location:
Lanham, MD
Pages:
232
Publisher:
Weight:
521.63 gm

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