Lech Wyszczelski
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Lech Wyszczelski is a Polish
military historian and author of books on Central Europe
an history of the 20th century. A professor at various universities, he is author of roughly 300 books and publications on the leading role of communists in Spanish Civil War and, after 1989 transition, on Polish-Bolshevik War and the Polish Army in the antebellum. Before 1989, during communist rule, officer of the People's Polish Army and prolific author of many communistic propaganda publications, mostly about leading role of the communists in the Spanish Civil War.
He currently holds a post at the Academy of National Defence
in Warsaw
, the Pułtusk-based Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna im. A. Gieysztora, and Akademia Podlaska in Siedlce
.
Among the most notable of his books are a series of monographs on various operations of the Polish-Bolshevik War, including the Kiev 1920, Warsaw 1920
, Battle at the Outskirts of Warsaw; 13-25th of August 1920 and The Undeclared War. Polish-Russian military activity of 1919. Among the works of a wider scope are Polish Military Thought 1914-1939, What Beck and Rydz Knew, History of Military Thought and Piłsudski's Army. He is also the author of a monograph of the civilian and military radio stations during the Warsaw Uprising
of 1944.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
military historian and author of books on Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
an history of the 20th century. A professor at various universities, he is author of roughly 300 books and publications on the leading role of communists in Spanish Civil War and, after 1989 transition, on Polish-Bolshevik War and the Polish Army in the antebellum. Before 1989, during communist rule, officer of the People's Polish Army and prolific author of many communistic propaganda publications, mostly about leading role of the communists in the Spanish Civil War.
He currently holds a post at the Academy of National Defence
Academy of National Defence
The National Defence University is the civil-military highest defence academic institution in Poland, located at Rembertów . It was re-established in 1947 as the General Staff Academy and continues traditions of the Szkoła Rycerska founded in 15 March 1765 and other subsequent military schools...
in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, the Pułtusk-based Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna im. A. Gieysztora, and Akademia Podlaska in Siedlce
Siedlce
Siedlce ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,392 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship ....
.
Among the most notable of his books are a series of monographs on various operations of the Polish-Bolshevik War, including the Kiev 1920, Warsaw 1920
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
The Battle of Warsaw sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, was the decisive battle of the Polish–Soviet War. That war began soon after the end of World War I in 1918 and lasted until the Treaty of Riga resulted in the end of the hostilities between Poland and Russia in 1921.The...
, Battle at the Outskirts of Warsaw; 13-25th of August 1920 and The Undeclared War. Polish-Russian military activity of 1919. Among the works of a wider scope are Polish Military Thought 1914-1939, What Beck and Rydz Knew, History of Military Thought and Piłsudski's Army. He is also the author of a monograph of the civilian and military radio stations during the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...
of 1944.