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...Travail. That Mikolajczyk and the Western democracy he represents have survived the shock of war and revolution is another testimonial to Poland's national stamina. Once Poland was the mightiest nation of eastern Europe. Jan Karol Chodkiewicz's fearsome Winged Hussars (see cut) defeated the Turks at Chocim in 1621, and 62 years later Jan Sobieski beat them back from Vienna. The Polish military tradition still burns bright; World War II's Warsaw and Monte Cassino will be remembered. And yet, as Poland under her conquerors has gone from disaster to disaster, the tradition of struggle...
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