Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Note on Polish Pronunciation xi
5. List of Maps xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Childhood and Adolescence 21
8. 2 Exile and Romance 46
9. 3 Socialist Leader and Conspirator 76
10. 4 Into the International Arena 99
11. 5 Party Leadership and Arrest 116
12. 6 An Extraordinary Escape and a New Home in Austrian Galicia 142
13. 7 Creating a Party Platform 161
14. 8 From a Tokyo Mission to the Union of Active Struggle 176
15. 9 Building an Armed Force for Independence 200
16. 10 The Polish Legions and the Beginnings of World War I 222
17. 11 An Emerging National Leader 250
18. 12 The Father of Independent Poland 279
19. 13 Statesman and Diplomat 302
20. 14 The State Builder 334
21. 15 From the First Years of Peace to the 1926 Coup 370
22. 16 The Path to Authoritarian Rule 401
23. 17 Poland in a Changing World 432
24. 18 Pilsudski’s Last Year 465
25. Epilogue 488
26. Pilsudski Family Trees 494
27. Notes 497
28. Acknowledgments 597
29. Illustration Credits 599
30. Index 601