The Secret State Series #1
Karski was a brilliant young diplomat when war broke out in 1939 with Hitler's invasion of Poland. Taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army, which had simultaneously invaded from the East, Karski narrowly escaped the subsequent Katyn Forest Massacre. He became a member of the Polish Underground, the most significant resistance movement in occupied Europe, acting as a liaison and courier between the Underground and the Polish government-in-exile. He was twice smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto, and entered the Nazi's Izbica transit camp disguised as a guard, witnessing first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust.
Karski's courage and testimony, conveyed in a breathtaking manner in Story of a Secret State, offer the narrative of one of the world's greatest eyewitnesses and an inspiration for all of humanity, emboldening each of us to rise to the challenge of standing up against evil and for human rights. This definitive edition—which includes a foreword by Madeleine Albright, a biographical essay by Yale historian Timothy Snyder, an afterword by Zbigniew Brzezinski, previously unpublished photos, notes, further reading, and a glossary—is an apt legacy for this hero of conscience during the most fraught and fragile moment in modern history.
Jan Karski was born in ód , Poland, in 1914.
He received a degree in Law and Diplomatic Science in 1935 and served as a liaison officer of the Polish Underground during World War II. He carried the first eyewitness report of the Holocaust to a mostly unbelieving West, meeting with President Roosevelt in 1943 to plead for Allied intervention. Story of a Secret State was originally published in 1944, becoming a bestseller and Book of the Month Club selection. After the war, Karski earned his PhD at Georgetown University, where he served as a distinguished professor in the School of Foreign Service for forty years. He died in Washington, DC, in 2000. Karski has been recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. In 2012, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by our President.
"His wartime saga as officer, as Soviet prisoner, as escapee, in the hands of the Gestapo, and as a Polish Underground activist and courier, is beyond remarkable. In a world today where words such as 'courage' and 'heroism' have been so overused—applied freely from sports to entertainment to politics as to be rendered practically meaningless—Jan Karski was the rare human being who embodied both."
"In the words of James Russell Lowell's rousing hymn:
'Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide, in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.' Perhaps more than most of us, Jan Karski faced such a choice in the starkest of possible terms, and made his decision as courageously as one could. . . . Jan Karski was a patriot and a truth teller; may his words always be read and his legacy never forgotten."Secret State is an indispensable and compelling historical document of World War II and the Holocaust, written by a supremely courageous humanitarian."
The Secret State Series #1:
The Underground by Jan Karski 1944 Highlights and excerpts by PL Sturgis:
Pro Script: “I do not pretend to have given an exhaustive picture of the Polish Underground, its organization, and its activities. Because of our methods I believe there is no one today who could give an all embracing recital. This could be possible only after the war with the aid of information yet to be gathered and checked. This is purely a personal story, my story. I have tried to recall everything I have experienced, to tell about my own activities and to recount the deeds of all those with whom I had actual contact.
Poland’s underground State, to which I belonged, was under the authority of the Polish Government in London. I know that, besides this organization, there were other elements carrying on their activities under the direction or the influence of Moscow. Because of my sincere intention to describe only my personal experience, their activities could not possibly be included in my story. Being the First active Member of the Polish Underground in the fortunate position to publish some aspects of its story, I hope that it will encourage others to relate their experiences, and that out of such narratives the free people all over the world will be able to form an objective opinion as to how the Polish people reacted during the years of German concept. Jan Karski:
Daily Bites of The Secret State Series #1:
Daily Bites of The Secret State Series #1:
“The Underground”
Bite #30,No Longer a Poland 1944:
by Jan Karski :
There is no longer a Poland. The Germans have taken half of Poland and the Russians have taken the other half. I turned away from the sad eyes of the Polish peasant. I noticed the shoulders of my companion were quivering. His chest heaved and his face turned red and contorted. “Only God can save us now!” the old peasant woman said. “There is no God!” my companion shouted. “No, my boy, there is a God and He alone is left for us.” the old woman answered quietly. I put my arms around his shoulder.
“Don’t take it so hard” I said. I knew France and England had already given Germans a taste of their own medicine and hoped they may come to our aid. I turned to the peasant and asked him if he had heard any news of France and England or what any of our allies are doing? “I know nothing of allies!” he answered. “I know they did not help us.” The wife of the peasant approached the boy and tried to console him. “You must be brave, young man.
This is not the first time this has happened to Poland. The Germans will be driven out again. Have faith and go home. At least you are alive and well.” The boy did not answer. The Polish peasant then told us how to find the road to Kielce and then to Warsaw. His wife kissed us both on the cheek and I almost burst into tears myself when her face came close to mine. She wished a blessing on us and we left. We walked slowly toward the main road to Kielce.
The boy was crying now, quietly and steadily. It took us three hours to reach the town. The boy began marching with his face set and grim. He seemed to be unable to answer the questions I addressed to him or respond to anything with more than a nod or shake of the head. In the town of Kielce, or rather what was left of it, I saw a nurse wearing the uniform of the Polish Red Cross.
I explained the condition of the boy to her the best I could, informing her that he needed rest and constant care and he should be watched for an attempt to commit suicide. She reassured me and told me that the Red Cross was also open to me. I declined and asked her to direct me to the road to Warsaw. She did so, wishing me God speed and I continued on alone.
(to be continued) ....
(To be continued )
Daily Bites of The Secret State Series #2 “No Longer a Poland”
by Jan Karski 1944 :
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