Parachuting into Poland, 1944
Subtitle: memoir of a secret mission with Józef Retinger
By: Marek Celt ; edited and annotated by Wojciech Frazik ; translated by Jan Chciuk-Celt
Contributors: Frazik, Wojciech, editor; Chciuk-Celt, Jan, 1955- translator
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780786474608
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Underground movements; Polish Personal narratives; Diplomatic couriers; Biography; History
Work titles: Z Retingerem do Warszawy i z powrotem
Description: "This is a first-hand account, never before in English, of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political advisor Dr. Józef Retinger. "--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 201-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Prehistory; title: With Captain Paisley in Bari; title: 4.4.44; title: Salamander the conspirator; title: The tragedy of the Jews; title: Patient Joseph Brzoza; title: The third bridge; title: The end of the song.