Lidia Malachowsky-Krause

“This is such a rare book, its title being all that the book can have. You’ve made an absolutely extraordinary book!” – David R. Carr

“I really don’t know what to expect from the book. I’ve not read it enough to know what I’m going to think of it, but I’m hoping to hear some interesting and insightful things from both the author and its many contributors.” – Paul Fussell

“A must for those interested in alternative histories.” – Neil Shubin

“Hail to the Chief” is a tribute to the people of Krakow…and the people who made it possible. You’ve chosen the “right” topics, and delivered them in the sort of accessible style people enjoy. I look forward to reading this book, and to hearing the perspectives, thoughts and insights of some other people involved in the local communities in Krakow.

“Hail to the Chief” is a book to share for the ages – one which challenges us to keep trying to imagine what it would be like to live through the world of the Warsaw Uprising. One which questions whether we might have learned something and changed from this time…or simply continued on with the status quo.

“I know it’s a book for those who want to imagine the world for themselves and those who want to live in it in its own time. But I’ve only read a little bit of it already. As for why this book is called “Hail To The Chief,” there’s the title and the fact that we can only read from a novel, not a diary or chronicle, so the idea was to capture both the joy and terror of the story, that’s the title” – Dan Rodda

“The author has chosen a subject which has always been a source of conflict and anger as it has been for the Polish people for thousands of years. He has chosen very carefully to explain and present the past in its proper context, which has the benefit of making the history that way. And having done that, and having done that, he has managed to do it in a way which is a balance between historical accuracy, or what would not be difficult in many cases, and making it clear that the times were as troubled as they have been ever since. For me, what he tries to do is combine the personal narrative of those who lived through