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Deep in My Polish Heart
by Bruce E. Slasienski
510 pages
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The story of an OSS Officer sent into Occupied Poland to determine the truth of the rumors of death camps.
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About the Book
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With
rumors of Nazi atrocities coming out of occupied Poland, America sends
a young Polish/American OSS Officer in to determine the extent of
the atrocities. Many people, however, both in and out of Germany don't
want the mission to succeed.
As the United States enters World War II, the Germans have signed
the Wansee Protocol sealing the fate of the Jewish population in Europe.
Rumors of Nazi atrocities have been coming out of Poland for a year
but, by the summer of 1942, the first rumors of death camps are reaching
the Polish Government in Exile in London via the Polish Home Army
(AK).
Although the Polish Government has attempted to publicize the reports,
most people believe that this is simply an attempt by the Poles and
the Jews to get more of the war effort directed toward them.
However, the rumors do generate some interest in the Roosevelt Government
and they task Bill Donovan and his fledgling OSS to send someone into
Occupied Poland to determine the truth or falsity of the rumors.
In August 1942, half way across the globe, the Marines are landing
on Guadalcanal and a young Polish/American Marine Lieutenant (Mike)
is leading a platoon of Marine Raiders against the Japanese machine
gun emplacements on Florida Island. The day has been frustrating,
but that is about to change. Mike is hit by a machine gun bullet and
is evacuated from the island. When the fleet leaves, he ends up in
Hawaii in a Naval Hospital and eventually gets shipped back to Washington.
There, Mike meets an OSS officer assigned to the Death Camp issue.
He sizes Mike up and recruits him to the OSS. Mike is sent to England
where he undergoes Commando training and is parachuted in to Poland
at the end of 1942.
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| About the Author |
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Bruce Slasienski served in the Air Force between 1970 and 1980 in B-52s as Electronic Warfare and Flight Safety Officer. After separating from the Air Force, he served as a negotiator on the US START team in Geneva Switzerland and later joined the Central Intelligence Agency until retirement in 1995. |
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