Andrew Borowiec (2) (1928–)
Author of Warsaw Boy: A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
About the Author
Andrew Borowiec is a veteran foreign correspondent and author of political studies. His areas of expertise include Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He covered such major events as the Algerian war of independence, Lebanon's civil war, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the collapse of communism in show more Central Europe. Currently he is a correspondent with The Washington Times. show less
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- Legal name
- Andrzej Borowiec
- Birthdate
- 1928-09-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Poland
- Birthplace
- Łódź, Poland
- Places of residence
- UK
Cyprus - Education
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
- Occupations
- journalist
memoirist
resistance fighter - Awards and honors
- Bene Merito (May 2015)
- Short biography
- Andrew Borowiec is a Polish-born Jew from in Łódź. During World War II, as a teenager, he became a boy soldier in the Polish Resistance against the Nazi invaders. In 1944, he participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which fought for 63 days. Wounded in a fire fight the day after his 16th birthday, he was captured by the Germans and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp, but survived. After the war, he emigrated to the USA and attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He began writing his memoir before the war ended, and it was finally published in 2014 as Warsaw Boy: A Memoir of a Wartime Chidhood.
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Warsaw Boy: A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood by Andrew Borowiec
A very moving personal account of the reality of living in Poland prior to and during the Second World War. The author was the son of an officer in the Polish Army, and his insight into life in the country prior to the war is interesting. He then details his life in Poland under German occupation, and later joins the Polish Home Army. The book is written well, and the chronology flows throughout the book. I enjoyed reading it, and importantly, learned a lot about the history of Poland during this period.… (more)
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- Rating
- 4.3
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