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"WE ARE ALL POLES," Walesa (and for that matter Jagielski) repeats several times in the course of the negotiations; when the bargaining is over, they solemnly rise to sing the national anthem. The devotion of Solidarity to its nation is obvious (though in a country with its own pope, much...
FOF SOME REASON, the world once singled out Poles for ridicule. No more; with the ascension of John Paul and the gutsiness of Solidarity, the men and women of Poland earned great respect. This movie shows how they have become what they are--one of the very few nations in...
Order certainly was not what Walesa faced when he returned to the unruly Solidarity meeting, which had continued in rump session while he was taking part in the discussions in Warsaw. There was still a touch of the mutinous mood when Walesa took the podium to make a report. Said...
Many experts doubt that the Soviets would intervene in Poland in a way that would invite a pitched battle; units are more likely to be called in by the Polish government to help quell growing disturbances. But if the crisis were to escalate into a full-scale invasion, analysts believe...
Another key factor is that neither the Polish army nor the air force controls an independent communications network. Faced with Soviet military intervention, the Polish forces would undoubtedly cost the invaders heavy casualties, but would most likely be overwhelmed. Even so, the Poles could then be expected to fight on...