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Poland
Index
The authors are indebted to numerous individuals and
organizations who provided materials, time, advice, and
expertise
on Polish affairs for this volume.
Thanks go to Ralph K. Benesch, who oversees the Country
Studies-Area Handbook Program for the Department of the
Army. The
authors also appreciate the advice and guidance of Sandra
W.
Meditz, Federal Research Division coordinator of the
handbook
series. Special thanks also go to Marilyn L. Majeska, who
managed
the editing and production process, assisted by Andrea T.
Merrill; to Teresa E. Kemp, who designed the book cover
and the
title page illustration for chapter 2; to Marty Ittner and
who
designed the other chapter title page illustrations; to
David P.
Cabitto, who provided graphics support and, together with
the
firm of Greenhorne and O'Mara, prepared maps; and to Tim
Merrill,
who compiled geographic data. LTC Peter J. Podbielski,
United
States Army, provided invaluable personal insights into
the
current status of the Polish military; Marcin Wiesiolek of
the
Foreign Military Studies Office, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas,
and
Michal Bichniewicz of the Center for International Studies
and
Defense Analyses updated the national security section;
and Karl
W. Soper assembled basic source materials for preparation
of
Chapter 5.
The Polish Information Agency (Polska Agencja
Informacyjna)
provided the editor with a wide selection of current
photographs
of economic and military activities. Ronald D. Bachman and
Sam
and Sarah Stulberg also contributed numerous timely
photographs.
The contributions of the following individuals are
gratefully
acknowledged as well: Sharon Costello, who edited the
chapters;
Barbara Edgerton and Izella Watson, who did the word
processing;
Catherine Schwartzstein, who performed the final
prepublication
editorial review; Joan C. Cook, who compiled the index;
and
The Printing and Processing Section, Library of
Congress, prepared the camera-ready copy under the
supervision of Peggy Pixley.
Data as of October 1992
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