culture.pl6 年
Poland’s Winged Knights: From Invincible Glory To Obsolescence
A scene in Jerzy Hoffman’s 1974 film The Deluge, photo: Romuald Pieńkowski / National Film Archive ... During this war, Poles occasionally fought on both sides, an ignoble fact which proved highly ...
culture.pl6 年
From Battlefields to Museums: How Poland’s Winged Horsemen Influenced Culture
The Polish cavalry called the hussars or ‘winged horsemen’ were amongst the deadliest army units in ... Interestingly, there is also an Italian film adaptation of the third Sienkiewicz novel, With ...