XX. My Mayflower

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. PREFATORY NOTE 7
3. PREFACE 9
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS 11
5. Note to Introduction 13
6. I. Introduction 15
7. II. Europe on the Eve of the Last War 22
8. III. The Week of Alarm in Poland 48
9. IV. Cracow Under German Bombs 54
10. V. The Agony of the Human Soul 60
11. VI. The Great Surprise: "Russian Saviours" 85
12. VII. Arrest by the G.P.U. 94
13. VIII. Wilno and Lwow Under Soviet "Protection" 108
14. IX. Return to the Invaded Domicile 122
15. X. "We Will Read, and You Shall Work!" 130
16. XI. The Spectrum of German Occupation 140
17. XII. A Touching Talk with the Foe 164
18. XIII. Diplomacy and Fate 173
19. XIV. My Brussels Alma Mater 179
20. XV. The Poles in France 186
21. XVI. Belgian Illusions 198
22. XVII. Paris Before the Fall of France 210
23. XVIII. "Las Dichas y las Desdichas" 225
24. XIX. Lisbon and the "Ugly Americans" 245
25. XX. My Mayflower 260
26. XXI. New Life 265
27. XXII. Postscript: My Sister 273