ABSTRACT
Jerzy J. Wiatr's book, The Soldier and the Nation: The Role of theMilitary in Polish Politics, 1918-1985, will undoubtedly be controversial. It is the interpretation of an insider whose uncle was a Polish general, who worked as a civilian sociologist at the Military Political College in Warsaw in the 1950s, and who is thoroughly familiar with the
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|89 pages
The Role of the Military in the Second Polish Republic
part Two|97 pages
The Military and the Party, 1944–1985
