I saw Poland betrayed: An American ambassador reports to the American people (1948) is a book written by Arthur Bliss Lane, former U.S. ambassador to Poland, who observed what he considered to be the betrayal of Poland by the Western Allies at the end of World War II. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arthur Bliss Lane (16 June 1894 - 12 August 1956) was United States ambassador to Poland (1944-1947). ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...
Poland, indeed, was far less able to cope with the Turks than compact, wealthy Hungary, which throughout the 15th century was one of the most efficient military monarchies in Europe.
Poland had established a sort of suzerainty over Moldavia as early as the end of the I4th century; but at best it was a loose and vague overlordship which the Hospodars repudiated whenever they were strong enough to do so.
Poland, as the next neighbor of Hungary, was more seriously affected than any other European power by this catastrophe, but her politicians differed as to the best way of facing it.
The Piast and Jagiellonian Kings of Poland were known to ignore requests from Rome to impose one church on all the people of the Kingdom of Poland, which became the largest country in all of Europe.
As Poland was fading away in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries America was becoming the leading land for religious liberty and eventually the protector of the Jewish nation.In the early twentieth century a famous Pole (Paderewski) befriended an American President (Wilson).
Poland had an underground Home Army and a government in Exile which was ignored after the war as the Soviets were allowed to illiminate Home Army leaders and to bring the new Polish government in straight from Moscow.
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