The book under review is the first of four volumes of documents published by Ossolineum (the Polish cultural institute, library, and archive located in Wrocław) on the history of the Polish service of Radio Free Europe (RFE). The first volume draws primarily on the papers of the late Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, the Polish service director from 1952 to 1975, that are deposited at the Ossolineum. The second volume contains correspondence among Nowak, Adam Ciołkosz (exile leader of the Polish Socialist Party), and Aleksander Bregman (prominent exile journalist). The third volume contains correspondence between Nowak and Edward Raczyński, the president of the Polish government in exile. The fourth volume provides an annotated list of key historical and cultural programs broadcast by RFE's Polish service from 1952 to 1975.
The volume under review is devoted to the origins, staffing, editorial policies, and operations of the Polish service from 1950 to 1975. A 135-page...