Tygodnik „Polska Walcząca” (1939–1949) Przegląd informacyjny
The Weekly Polska Walcząca (1939–1949): A Review

Summary/Abstract: The paper concerns the history of the sociopolitical weekly Polska Walcząca (Eng. Fighting Poland), the first Polish Armed Forces newspaper in the West during World War II. Scientific objective: To present the contributors and circumstances of the establishment of the newspaper, and its functions, including the discussion on journalism genres. Research methods: The method of analyzing the content of the 1939-1949 press was used, i.e. the entire period of publishing the newspaper. Results and conclusions: The weekly fulfi lled informational and educational tasks first as a military newspaper, and then as a veterans’ weekly, accompanying Polish emigration in Great Britain. Cognitive value: The paper complements the literature on Polska Walcząca because it contains a possibly full overview of the aspects of functioning of this newspaper.

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