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Today, streets, bridges, monuments, and even neighborhoods bear Tadeusz Kościuszko’s name across the country, and in Polish communities, he is often hailed as a hero equal to General Washington himself. Tadeusz Kościuszko: The Life and Legacy of Poland’s Most Famous General profiles one of the Revolutionary War’s most important figures.

At the time of the Revolutionary War, nations such as France undoubtedly had an elevating effect on America’s capacity to make formal war, and Lafayette is the most famous foreigner to serve in the Continental Army, but some of the most important individuals who fought for the colonists came from Poland. One of the most important individuals who arrived at George Washington’s door was Polish aristocrat Kazimierz Michal Wladyslaw Wiktor Pulaski, known to future generations as the “Father of the American Cavalry”, while Tadeusz Kosciuszko perceived the American conflict as the test of a new universal paradigm.

There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold: the story of the fourth largest Allied military of the war, and the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk, and Normandy. This is the story of the Polish forces during the Second World War, the story of millions of young men and women who gave everything for freedom and in the final victory lost all. In a cruel twist of history, the monumental struggles of an entire nation have been largely forgotten, and even intentionally obscured. No Greater Ally redresses the balance,

Have you ever wanted to climb a high peak but thought it wasn't possible? Or maybe never wanted to climb but would like to do it through the eyes of someone who has? This book about climbing Mt. Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain in Australia. Experience the climb through the eyes of author and adventurer Dr. David Powers. He summited the mountain in 2007 as part of his quest to tackle the Seven Summits and has made other impressive summits since then. This book will take you from Myrtle Beach, SC through the travel to Australia and from there on up the slope to the top. Climbing a peak like ...

W czterech częściach podcastu "Kościuszko. Bohater, którego nie znamy" spojrzymy na postać Tadeusza Kościuszki jako na człowieka, pełnego emocji, kochanego przez wielu i kochającego wielu. Wybitnego bohatera, którego nie do końca znamy...

Tadeusz Kościuszko to bez wątpienia jedna z najbardziej znanych w Polsce postaci historycznych. Najwyższy Naczelnik Siły Zbrojnej Narodowej w czasie insurekcji kościuszkowskiej, a także generał brygady Armii Kontynentalnej w czasie wojny o niepodległość Stanów Zjednoczonych.