The Immigrant Army: Western New York’s Polish Volunteers in World War I

A century ago, thousands of newly immigrated Poles risked everything for a chance to free their homeland from oppression—in spite of the prejudices they experienced in "the Land of the Free."

The full article is available in the Summer 2018 Issue.

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The Immigrant Army: Western New York’s Polish Volunteers in World War I