Nowak, Jan

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NOWAK, Jan

NOWAK, Jan. American (born Poland), b. 1913. Genres: Politics/ Government, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: BBC-Radio, London, England, editor of European service, 1947-51; Radio Free Europe, Munich, West Germany, director of Polish service, 1951-76; writer. Consultant to U.S. National Security Council, 1979-92; national director of Polish-American Congress, 1979-96. Publications: Polska droga ku wolnosci 1952-1973 (radio talks; title means: Polish Road towards Freedom), 1974; Polska pozostala soba (political essays; title means: Poland Faithful to Itself), 1980; Courier from Warsaw (memoir), 1982; Wojna w eterze: Wspomnienia (title means: War on the Airwaves), Vol. 1, 1985, Vol. 2, 1988; Polska z oddali: Wspomnienia (title means: Poland from Afar), 1992; W poszukiwaniu nadziei, 1993. Contributor to periodicals.

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