Robert F. Karolevitz

illustrated history of eight American volunteer aviators who flew in the Polish Air Force during the war of independence against the Soviets. pictures, and suitable maps.
To repay a debt of over a 100 years, wherein a Polish patriot came to America to assist in the War of Independence, a group of 8 men elected to not go home at the end of the WWI hostilities; but to go help Poland fight a war for a `new' Poland. They named their flying group the Kosciuszko Squadron - after that original patriot. They flew the Albatross and the Italian-made Ansaldo Balillas. LEARN about : Spad the mascot, Sixth Eskadra, cheka, sidedoor pulman, Malopolska, kazakh, Genral Semen Budenny, top-wing, and Jules J. Jusserand.… (mais)

2426 With Faith, Hope and Tenacity: The First One Hundred Years of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls 1889-1989, by Robert F. Karolevitz (read 15 Dec 1991) This is a very good book, even though it seems to emphasize the difficulties more than the triumphs of the diocese during the 100 years. Maybe this is because there were more difficulties. It would be fun to go through South Dakota looking at all the churches mentioned in this book. It has been fun reading this book, and I look forward to reading the similar book on the Sioux City Diocese. [Frontiers of Faith: A History of the Diocese of Sioux City, by Richard J. Roder (read 3 Oct 2001)]… (mais)