Pilsudski

The editor of the Dziennik Wilenski ( "Wilno Daily"), Jan Obst, was beaten up with impunity by military officers for having called Pilsudski a buffoon.

Poland's Past Kasparek, Jozef 1984

The hero of the hour, Jozef Pilsudski, went on to stage a coup and dominated Poland between the wars.

Poland at a glance 2011

There is an all-pervading smell of overcooked vegetables, and everything could do with a fresh coat of paint – but there again, at the Josef Pilsudski school named after the legendary politician who brought Poland back into being after the first world war, a group of eight students aged between 17 and 18 are sparkiness and confidence incarnate.

For a generation of young Poles, travelling abroad is still often the only option 2011

Central Warsaw was in a lockdown as a trumpeter played, photos of the dead were displayed in Pilsudski Square, and speeches were delivered honoring the victims.

Volcanic ash leaves world leaders struggling to reach Poland 2010

Less than 30 years ago, I stood on what was then called Victory Square now Pilsudski Square and watched angry protesters from the Solidarity movement defying the communist riot police.

Poland: a country getting to grips with being normal at last 2011

When members of the Polish Legion, which Pilsudski commanded, refused to give their oath of allegiance to the new Polish Regency established by the Central Powers in Warsaw in 1916, the

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

It is interesting to note that Marshal Pilsudski spent two years as an internee in a German prison camp in

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

But this delaying action bought Marshal Josef Pilsudski time to reorganize his forces (with the support of the French, under General Maxim Weygand) and establish a defense line between Lvov, in the southeast, running northwest to

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

An authoritarian leader, Pilsudski is revered in Poland for securing the country's independence in 1918, aft er the country disappeared from the map for more than a century, partitioned by its neighbors.

Polish President Is Buried in Krakow 2010

"Miracle of the Vistula," Pilsudski split the Bolshevik armies, forcing the Soviets to fall back and relinquish their Polish conquests.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008