"A rare account of the gallant but doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising." --<i>Military History Monthly</i><p><li>A tragic yet inspiring first-person account of the uprising of Polish fighters against their Nazi occupiers during World War II<li>Memorable episodes include the author's escape from a German execution squad while his mother was murdered in the next room<li>Captures the patriotism, courage, and determination of the Poles