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How languages saved me : a Polish story of survival / Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: D811.5 H37 2019

Overview

Summary: "Orphaned in Poland at the age of thirteen, Tadeusz "Tad" Haska survived World War II on the run, narrowly evading the Nazis every step of the way. After the war, he daringly escaped jail by the Soviet Secret Police, fled to Sweden and launched an elaborate plan to smuggle his wife in a coffin on an all-male naval ship. Discover how Tad's knowledge of nine languages helped him survive in the face of unspeakable adversity."--Amazon.com
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Haska, Tadeusz Leon, 1919-
Published: Virgina Beach, VA : Koehlerbooks, [2019]
Locale: Poland
Pologne
Other Authors/Editors: Naumann, Stefanie.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Details

Language: English
ISBN: 1633939235
9781633939233
1633939251
9781633939257
Physical Description: xiv, 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Poland. Language and languages. Language. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Biographies. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Pologne. Langage et langues. Poland. Biography. Biographies. Haska, Tadeusz Leon,--1919-

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