Military Vehicles (up to 1945) - Poland: Illustrated History Books & Guides

The First Enigma Codebreaker - Marian Rejewski who passed the baton to Alan Turing

This biography chronicles the life and achievements of Marian Rejewski, a Polish mathematician and cryptologist whose groundbreaking work helped break the German Enigma code before World War II.
Rejewski, working with Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski, developed innovative methods to decipher the Enigma machine, a critical tool of German military communications. Their work, completed in the early 1930s, laid the foundation for subsequent British efforts at Bletchley Park, significantly contributing to the Allied victory.
Despite the importance of his contributions, Rejewski's role remained largely unrecognized for decades due to wartime secrecy and political circumstances in post-war Poland.

The book explores Rejewski's life, from his education and groundbreaking discoveries to his personal struggles during and after the war. It sheds light on his perseverance and dedication in the face of immense challenges, offering a compelling portrait of one of history's unsung heroes.

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Author:	Robert Gawłowski
Details:	186 pages, 8.9 x 6.5 x 1.3 in (22.5 x 16.5 x 3.3 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	16 b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2023)
ISBN:	9781399069106

Motocykle Wojska Polskiego 1918-1950

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This book presents the history of 75 motorcycle brands used by the Polish Army between 1918 and 1950, both standard-issue and those obtained through donations in peacetime or as war trophies. It is based on 170 archival photographs.

For the first time, it includes a list of motorcycles captured during World War I and used in the Polish-Soviet War. It also describes the development of military motorization from 1918 to 1939 and the use of motorcycles by the Home Army and resistance groups during the occupation - a subject rarely discussed. The Home Army used many motorcycles, often captured shortly before missions and abandoned afterward.

Between 1939 and 1947, the Polish Armed Forces in the West used French, British, American, and captured motorcycles. In contrast, between 1943 and 1950, the Polish People's Army mainly relied on American Harley-Davidson WLA machines - a fact long overlooked and politically inconvenient.

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Author:	Tomasz Szczerbicki
Details:	168 pages, 8.25 x 5.9 x 0.59 in (21 x 15 x 1.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	170 photos
Language:	Polish
Publisher:	Alma-Press (PL, 2025)
ISBN:	9788370209797

Pojazdy Powstanców Warszawskich 1944

A lavishly illustrated book presenting the motorised part of the Warsaw Insurgents' combat effort, concerning the battles seen through the prism of armoured vehicles (tanks, armoured guns, armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers), special vehicles (fire-fighting, sanitary and others) and transport vehicles used by the Home Army.
Guided by the fate of the historical vehicles, the story is enriched with a sketchy picture of the combat operations and the transmission of the motorised preparations for the insurgent battles.

The vehicles are presented at the place where they were captured from the enemy (such as the "Panther" tanks captured in Wola), built during combat or stored in Home Army units before the Warsaw Uprising and at the place of their combat use.
Many of the photographs included in the book have not been published before. It is an extension of the previously published publication "Home Army Vehicles in the Warsaw Uprising" containing new facts that have been established over the last 15 years.

Text in Polish.

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Author:	Jan Tarczyński
Details:	168 pages, 9 x 6.7 x 0.59 in (24 x 17 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	110 b&w and color photos
Language:	Polish
Publisher:	Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności WKŁ (PL, 2017)
ISBN:	9788320617405

Samochody osobowe i osobowo-terenowe Wojska Polskiego 1918 -1950

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The book "Passenger and Utility Cars o the Polish Army 1918-1950- presents the history o military motorization in Poland, based on nearly 200 archival photographs. It covers four main periods:

- Army o the Second Republic (1918-1939) - first listing o passenger car brands used during the Polish-Bolshevik War and the interwar years.
- Home Army (1939-1945) - a little-known subject. Hundreds o cars, often captured, were used in military operations.
- Polish Armed Forces in the West (1939-1947) - French, British, American, Canadian and captured vehicles used on many fronts.
- Polish People's Army (1943-1950) - until recently an overlooked topic. In the early post-war years, 80% o cars were American.

Throughout this period, Polish soldiers used over 150 makes o passenger and utility cars, both regular and acquired during peace or war. This is the first book to present the full story.

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Author:	Tomasz Szczerbicki
Details:	182 pages, 8.25 x 0.4 x 5.91 in (21 x 1 x 15 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	200 photos
Language:	Polish
Publisher:	Alma-Press (PL, 2025)
ISBN:	9788370209858