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Historic Warsaw: 1300–1950
Warsaw · 1300–1950 · exact time + place
From medieval trade hub through Commonwealth capital, Warsaw witnessed prosperity, destruction, and resilience — brightest during WWII, especially the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, a heroic stand immortalized in stories, films, and memorials. The button below opens StoryTerra with both Warsaw and 1300–1950 already set.
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Browse 20 books and 15 movies set in Warsaw.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family…
The Zookeeper's Wife
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo Jan and Antonina Zabinski who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler—the “female Oskar Schindler”—who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and…
Warsaw 44
City of Warsaw Poland August 1st 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches the youngest and bravest among…
Vabank
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job but after his friend's death he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to…
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving…
Resistance
Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her…
The Night of the Generals
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Stones for the Rampart
To be defeated and not be - a victory. This is the motto that life is guided by three young friends: Alek Sophy and Rudy. Scouts high school graduates high school in Warsaw drifting ambitious plans for the future broken…
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