pen november august polish historian journalist soldier world war fought later resistance near end war working anti soviet resistance later led taking new hide communist government associated weekly newspapers magazines best known 1960s books polish history dynasty elected kings polish lithuanian commonwealth books popular played important role polish history generations readers outspoken critic censorship notable persecuted government subject significant security services second wife fact agent communist secret police brief period marking end life books prohibited distributed printed life youth born november russia polish parents paternal grandfather fought january uprising married spanish woman maternal grandfather fought november uprising eventually settled russian_empire father worked family lived russia ukraine moved location near russian revolution decided settle independent poland brief stay warsaw polish soviet war family settled moved graduated gymnasium secondary school graduated history thesis concerned january uprising university active member organizations including intellectuals club academic club graduating finished training officer cadet lived worked history teacher gymnasium later employed announcer polish radio embarked career author writing local newspaper word november marred daughter born published history book king august august lands grand lithuania world war world war soldier fighting invaded poland september commanded platoon near eventually taken prisoner germans temporary prisoner war camp able escape help old school friends time family lived early 1920s joined polish underground organization later transformed continued fight germans resistance rank lieutenant worked local headquarters editor underground newspaper involved underground teaching july took operation aimed liberation germans operation wake operation august partisan unit like intercepted attacked soviets taken prisoner sources vary exiled siberia polish way escaped rejoined partisans 5th aide major member anti soviet resistance win freedom independence promoted rank captain wounded august left brigade destroyed soviets avoided fate officers sentenced death recovering wounds found shelter village post war recovering wounds decided leave resistance instead began publishing independent catholic weekly took pen place received treatment injuries order wife living soviet controlled lithuania soon member weekly staff editor arrested polish secret police polish weeks released intervention gratitude worked future leaving director polish charity essays published period till death live warsaw wife died march time increasingly involved organizations december vice president published magazine president literary discussion society vice president late 1940s 1950s focused activity later turned writing popular history book format 1960s wrote famous works historical books history poland times dynasty dynasty era elected kings polish lithuanian commonwealth book poland recognized best book year readers outspoken criticism censorship february meeting presented harsh critique government acts particular signing letter censorship involvement protests led labeled political suffered government persecution partly response government persecution dedicated anti government poems ballad written writer aftermath events polish communist media communist leader march alleged freed collaborated communist regime allegation caused controversy damaged reputation subject security services december years wife death married marriage death proven highly controversial second wife fact secret police informant marriage continued write reports marriage till death books prohibited distributed printed died cancer august warsaw later speculated extent death caused party establishment buried warsaw funeral attended political manifestation recalls seeing read letter work book publishing begun historical book august lands best known highly acclaimed popular historical books 1960s polish lithuanian commonwealth trilogy commonwealth nations trilogy popular polish history writers life avoided writing modern history minimize influence official communist historiography works reasons popularity works seen rare legally alternative official version history books publication resumed death labeled best selling reprinted postwar history poland ways january uprising 1860s represent latest historical period tackled popular historical books include book medieval polish history discusses polish society ages family queen dynasty thoughts civil war book finished unlike majority works book ostensibly civil war brittany france work contains numerous arguments applicable modern polish history arguments thought allowed book discussed polish history addition historical books wrote series essays slavic excerpts reports travel reports science technology works created 1950s 1960s diary work begun shortly death finished polish journalist said belong generation generation special debt fact paid life daring defend youth want somebody able write point generation people stayed true message forgot beautiful life wise brave books terrible tragedy polish historian echoes essay introduction recent edition describing person polish history hungarian historian notes impact formation popular interpretation polish history hard british historian author popular account polish history god playground notes historical writer academic historian formidable talents gained popularity works find equals time communist poland notes brave writer going prevailing system willing propose new history innovative ways notes willing write polish mistakes example treatment ukrainian historian positively commented extensive coverage polish ukrainian history note works contain hidden messages discusses contemporary history awards medals order awarded posthumously order awarded july cross awarded region headquarters confirmed awarded london awards poland national memory prize
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