Happy New Year 2025!
We wish all our readers and friends a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!! Looking forward to seeing you all in 2025! …
January 1, 2025
Culture
Aspects of Polish culture.
Merry Christmas 2024!
Merry Christmas to all our readers and friends!! May Santa bring you your heart’s desire this year, and always. With best…
December 25, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Mysza & Puppies – 315 Squadron
315 Squadron fighter pilot Henryk Stefankiewicz was nicknamed “Mysza” (Mouse) during his Air Force Academy days, and he gave the same name to his P-51…
December 15, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Barry – 300 Squadron
In this photo, Barry the German Shepherd shares the cockpit of a 300 Squadron Wellington bomber with one of his Squadron mates. 300 Squadron, formed…
November 15, 2024
November 11, 1918 – Polish Independence Day
Poland celebrates its Independence Day on November 11, in commemoration of the Armistice ending hostilities in World War I, which led to the rebirth of…
November 11, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Lipa – 317 Squadron
Perched atop one of 317 Squadron’s Hawker Hurricane fighter planes, one Squadron pilot serenades their mascot, Lipa the dog, on the accordion, while another tries…
October 15, 2024
October is Polish Heritage Month in the U.S.
Today kicks off Polish Heritage Month in the U.S.! In his Proclamation 5548 issued in October 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared October as Polish American…
October 1, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Wilfred & Pipsqueak – 249 Squadron
Polish fighter ace Michał Maciejowski poses with one of 249 Squadron’s mascots: a goose. While dogs and cats were the most common mascots in military…
September 15, 2024
Library Underground in Warsaw Metro
As publishers, we love books and libraries. So when I saw a notice about a new super-modern subterranean library for Warsaw Metro passengers, I just…
September 13, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Stylish Dog – 316 Squadron Mascot
Taking a break from our series of Warsaw Uprising blog posts — it’s time for our Mascot of the Month! The name of this stylish…
August 15, 2024
August 1, 1944 – The Warsaw Uprising Begins, Part 1
80 years ago today, on August 1, 1944, the Warsaw Uprising began. “At exactly five o’clock, as planned, a wave of explosions and bursts of…
August 1, 2024
Poland at the 2024 Olympics
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Poland’s participation in the Summer Olympics! Polish athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1924, except for…
July 19, 2024
