Polish War Veterans in Alberta
The Last Four Stories
Aldona Jaworska
Paperback
Published: December 2018
ISBN: 9781772123739
Pages: 248 Size: 6x9
Illustrations: 59 black-and-white photographs
ISBN: 9781772123739
Pages: 248 Size: 6x9
Illustrations: 59 black-and-white photographs
$29.95
In the aftermath of World War II, more than 4,500 Polish veterans, displaced by the war events and the emerging Soviet-oriented Polish government, were resettled in Canada as farm workers; 750 of these men were accepted by the province of Alberta. Polish War Veterans in Alberta examines how these former soldiers experienced their new country and its sometimes-harsh postwar realities. This compelling work of social history is brought to life through the words and stories of four veterans, whose remembrances provide an intimate firsthand look at a moment of Canada’s past that is at risk of being forgotten.
Published by: University of Alberta Press