Where everyday customs come from and what their history tells us about the world today.
The history of Poles at Monte Cassino: the journey of soldiers from Soviet camps through Iran and the Middle East to Italy, how General Anders' 2nd Polish Corps captured the hills in May 1944, who the people of this battle were, how the song 'Red Poppies on Monte Cassino' came to be, what happened to the soldiers after the war, and how they are remembered today, along with curiosities and sources.
The history of the transatlantic liner „Batory”: how it was built and financed, what the voyages from Gdynia to New York were like, how it was powered and its fuel consumption, its fame during World War II as the „Lucky Ship”, its post-war fate on routes to New York, India, and Canada, how it ended its service, and how it is remembered today, along with interesting facts and sources.
The history of Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain 1940: how they reached the UK through Romania and France, the battles of Squadrons 303 and 302, who the most famous pilots were, how their fates unfolded after the war, and how they are remembered today, along with interesting facts and sources.
The story of breaking the Enigma: how the German cipher machine worked, how Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski decoded its secrets in Poznań and Warsaw, what they passed on to the Allies in Pyry in 1939, how their fates unfolded during and after the war, and how their achievements are remembered today, along with interesting facts and sources.