{"product_id":"goodbye-poland-stefan-b-maczka-9798230434924","title":"Goodbye Poland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoodbye Poland is a gripping true story of survival, sacrifice, and the quiet strength of a boy forced into manhood by war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Stefan Maczka was born into a proud legacy-his father, a Polish cavalry officer, helped stop the Russian advance into Europe during the 1920 'Miracle of the Vistula.' That victory secured Poland's independence and earned the Maczkas a plot of land on the new frontier. But Stalin never forgot the humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1939, he got his revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOvernight, the Soviets rounded up the same families who had once defied them-ripping them from their homes, loading them into cattle trucks, and deporting them to the frozen wastelands of Siberia. \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Poland\u003c\/em\u003e is Stefan's story, told in his own words, exactly as he spoke-honest, direct, and impossible to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a memoir, it's a rare eyewitness account of Stalin's quiet war on the Polish people-a story still echoing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Goodbye Poland: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable account told without overdramatization.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"I learnt more here than in any school history lesson.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"One man's long, long journey to freedom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"This story needs to be known.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou've heard about the Western Front. You've read about the Holocaust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Stalin did to the Poles is happening again today in Ukraine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan B. Maczka,Brian Maczka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230434924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Max China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Stefan B. Maczka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460062884095,"sku":"9798230434924","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8ed8653-9988-4ab8-8154-ce801929e0ca.jpg?v=1777413057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goodbye-poland-stefan-b-maczka-9798230434924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}