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History of Polish Literature

Polish Literature
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Literature in Independent Poland
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Polish Poetry
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Polish Poetry During the Last War
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Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts: The Poetry of Wisława Szymborska
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Wisława Szymborska: Naturalist and Humanist
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Wislawa Szymborska: Poet who won the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature
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Wisława Szymborska, 1923 - 2012

Nobel Prize Winning Poet

The Life of Wisława Szymborska
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The Life of Wisława Szymborska
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Wisława Szymborska
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Poland during World War II
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Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939
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Poland and the Jews: A Few Facts about Poland's WWII History
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Operation Tannenberg
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Generalplan Ost
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The Quest for German Blood: Policy of Germanization in Poland
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The Archives and Libraries of Warsaw During World War II, 1939–1945
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The University of Cracow Library under Nazi Occupation: 1939-1945
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Scholarship and the Swastika
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The Polish Underground State (1939-45)
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