Introducing
The Garlinski Collection
Józef GarlińskiAquila Polonica is excited to announce the launch of The Garliński Collection with a new edition of Józef Garliński’s classic book Fighting Auschwitz: The Resistance Movement in the Concentration Camp.
Józef Garliński (1913–2005) was a preeminent author, historian and chronicler of World War II, and particularly Poland’s little-known role as one of the Western Allies. Many of his books, such as Fighting Auschwitz and Intercept: The Enigma War, broke new ground, disclosing hitherto unknown aspects of World War II to the public readership for the first time.
Garliński brought to his work a keen intellect, careful attention to detail in research and writing, doggedness in pursuing sources across national boundaries and even through the Iron Curtain, and multilingual ability that enabled him to read source materials in the original Polish, German, Russian and English.
But he also brought something that very few, if any, historians can claim: he had lived through the times and events, and in many cases had firsthand experience and/or personally knew people involved in the very topics he wrote about.
Garliński’s work has both the objectivity of a true historian, and the irreplaceable depth of understanding imparted by firsthand experience—a combination rare in most historians today. On many topics, his work was seminal, laying the foundation for later research and histories.
Garliński’s books have been out of print for several decades. Working in cooperation with Garliński’s son, Jarek Garliński, Aquila Polonica Publishing is proud to begin bringing these important books back into print as The Garliński Collection.
