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Teutonic Knights: Poland's Dilemma
In 1945, with the defeat of Nazi Germany, Stalin expanded Poland to include German territories along the Baltic Sea. Was Poland's claim legitimate? Were these territories originally Slavic or Germanic? The Teutonic Legacy, a lost Vatican document from 1226, might give historical legitimacy to one side or the other. Now, in 1988, the Polish People's Republic will soon become the Republic of Poland. Should its map be redrawn? Both Poles and Germans want the Legacy but for different reasons. Three Americans teaching in Poland discover the Legacy and soon everyone is after them. The Americans want to sell the artifact to the highest bidder. But the interested parties rather pay in bullets than dollars. Modern Teutonic Knights and the Polish ZOMO (socialist gestapo) pursue the trio through monastic crypts, castles, a Nazi fortress, churches and a Jewish cemetery. The chase is set in the crumbling socialist economy of Poland in 1988 where crime, bribery and the black-market were the glue holding the place together. Finally, the Americans make it to East Berlin, only to be captured by the East German Stasi — where, hopefully, bribery would also work.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2022
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July 14, 2022
A chaotic atmosphere and quite the journey
The protagonist is teaching a class of college freshman when he decides to take a trip to Eastern Europe to teach in the Polish People’s Republic. He finds himself in a crazy time where anything goes and the boundaries are set by Stalin in 1945. And they are constantly being challenged. The protagonist is an American teacher from the United States. He and his friend are on the run from the Polish police, the Germans, and the Russians.
A person can change his life at any time, and the protagonist here needed an experience of a lifetime. He had been teaching the same boring class a freshman for years and needed something new. He could’ve gone to the beach to relax for a year, but no, instead he decided to go to the Polish People’s Republic. He was a bit of a rebel so it was perfect for him. The experience he gained changed his life completely and made him realize that he could do anything if he just went for it.
The protagonist is teaching a class of college freshman when he decides to take a trip to Eastern Europe to teach in the Polish People’s Republic. He finds himself in a crazy time where anything goes and the boundaries are set by Stalin in 1945. And they are constantly being challenged. The protagonist is an American teacher from the United States. He and his friend are on the run from the Polish police, the Germans, and the Russians.
A person can change his life at any time, and the protagonist here needed an experience of a lifetime. He had been teaching the same boring class a freshman for years and needed something new. He could’ve gone to the beach to relax for a year, but no, instead he decided to go to the Polish People’s Republic. He was a bit of a rebel so it was perfect for him. The experience he gained changed his life completely and made him realize that he could do anything if he just went for it.
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