founded 2005 founder terry a. tegnazian stefan mucha headquarters los angeles united states website aquila polonica publishing aquila polonica is an independent publishing house based in the u.s. and the u.k. founded in 2005 by terry a. tegnazian and stefan mucha . the company specializes in books based on eyewitness accounts in english of poland in world war ii . 1 the company s mission is to expand the availability of literature in english about poland s role in world war ii . to that end tegnazian and mucha have acquired the rights to more than 30 titles . 2 contents 1 non fiction 2 fiction 3 film 4 references 5 external links non fiction edit aquila polonica published its first title the mermaid and the messerschmitt war through a woman s eyes 1939 1940 in 2009 . author rulka langer was a young vassar educated career woman who recorded the events she experienced in warsaw when the nazis attacked and occupied the city during the opening days of wwii . 3 rulka was an ordinary person a working mother caught up in the chaos of war said publisher terry tegnazian in an interview on lifetime television . 4 the revised edition of langer s original 1942 book includes more than 100 archival photos and illustrations many reproduced with permission of the holocaust museum in washington d.c. the mermaid and the messerschmitt won the 2010 benjamin franklin silver award in the category of the bill fisher award for best first book nonfiction . 5 the ice road an epic journey from the stalinist labor camps to freedom by stefan waydenfeld 6 was published in 2010 . it tells the story of the waydenfeld family s forcible deportation to the frozen wastes of russia and the long journey to freedom through the eyes a 14 year old narrator . the book won a silver award for autobiography memoir at the 2011 benjamin franklin awards which recognize excellence in independent publishing . 7 303 squadron the legendary battle of britain fighter squadron by arkady fiedler with a new translation by jarek garlinski was published by aquila polonica in 2010 . the book chronicles the exploits of the polish fighter pilots who flew in 303 squadron in the skies over england during world war ii . 8 9 it was awarded the top gold award in the history category and a silver award for interior design at the 2011 benjamin franklin awards 10 the auschwitz volunteer beyond bravery by witold pilecki translated by jarek garlinski was published by aquila polonica in 2012 . in 1940 polish army officer pilecki volunteered to get himself arrested by the nazis in a warsaw roundup in polish apanka wa panka listen in order to smuggle out intelligence about what was taking place inside the notorious concentration camp and organize a resistance network whose ultimate goal was to help liberate the camp . this is the first book published containing an english translation of pilecki s 1945 full report to his superior officers . in the foreword poland s chief rabbi michael schudrich states if heeded pilecki s early warnings might have changed the course of history . 11 fiction edit maps and shadows a debut novel by connecticut poet krysia jopek was published in 2010 and won a silver benjamin franklin award 2011 in the category of historical fiction . this fictionalized family saga is written from the points of view of four family members a father a mother a sister and a brother . world war ii uproots the family and sends them to all corners of the globe russian persia iran africa england and finally to the united states . 12 film edit siege is the 1940 academy award nominated short newsreel shot by american photojournalist julien bryan during the attack on warsaw by the nazis in the opening days of world war ii . siege was inducted into the u.s. national film registry in 2006 . 13 the film has been restored and was released on dvd by aquila polonica in 2010 . an audio essay by julien bryan friendship is a passport recorded for edward r. murrow s this i believe radio series in the early 1950s accompanies the newsreel . references edit http new.publishersweekly.com pw by topic industry news publisher news article 43042 aquila polonica finds its niche.html http www2.canada.com montrealgazette columnists story.html id b6c9a9f1 2c0e 41dd b115 cca8cad9bd0b http www.polandww2.com images media room newsandreviews 2010 ottawacitizenbooksection2010 4 4 r.pdf http www.youtube.com watch v 5t9qfej051k & feature player embedded http www.ibpa online.org pubresources benfrank2010 finalist.aspx http www.huffingtonpost.com dr stefan waydenfeld the ice road my life in a b 499248.html http ibpa online.org pubresources benfrank2011 winner.aspx http www.publishersweekly.com pw by topic new titles adult announcements article 44221 battle cry.html http www.washingtontimes.com news 2010 nov 30 how polish airmen succeeded http ibpa online.org pubresources benfrank2011 winner.aspx http www.publishersweekly.com 978 1 60772 010 2 http www.publishersweekly.com pw by topic new titles adult 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