Zofia Pilecka – Interview
Zofia Pilecki Optułowicz, the daughter of Polish World War II hero Witold Pilecki, author of our book The Auschwitz Volunteer, turned 91 on March 14,…
March 15, 2024
Postwar, after 1945
Posts related to the postwar period, approximately 1945-1989.
Poland in NATO – 25th Anniversary
“Today, a new chapter opens in the history of the Atlantic Alliance and Europe.” With these words, Poland joined NATO on 12 March 1999. NATO…
March 12, 2024
Pilecki Institute Opens First US Location
The Pilecki Institute, based in Warsaw with outposts in Augustów, Poland, and in Berlin, recently signed a 15-year lease for 35,000 square feet at 88…
February 12, 2024
AKA Jack Strong: Colonel Ryszard Kukliński
Polish Colonel Ryszard Kukliński (1930–2004) was one of the most important spies who provided information to the U.S. during the Cold War that followed the…
February 6, 2024
Poland Invited to Join NATO: 25th Anniversary
January 29, 2024 marks 25 years since NATO Secretary General Javier Solana sent official invitations to Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to join the…
January 29, 2024
