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    It starts with a bang – Scotland and Poland (Episode 58)

    By myPOLcastOctober 14, 2018Updated:November 13, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    This story is featured in Episode 58

    Neal Ascherson is a renowned author and journalist, with books and articles on a wide range of topics: including the Congo, the Spanish Civil War, archaeology, Scotland and more.

    Poland has always been a focus of his interests ever since he first visited Poland in the heady days following the October 1956 revolt, which had brought an end to Stalinism there.

    Since then he has been an engaged chronicler of Poland’s dramas, authoring numerous articles and books including: “The Polish August” about the birth of Solidarity which he witnessed first-hand in the Gdansk Shipyard, and the book of the TV documentary series, “The Struggles for Poland”, for which he wrote the commentary.

    Last year Neal Ascherson published his first novel “The Death of the Fronsac”, a second world war drama, with a Polish serviceman as the main character.

    The main action takes place in Scotland, set in Greenock, a port just east of Glasgow, where Neal spent his early boyhood.

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