ISBN10: 8370950795, ISBN13: 9788370950798, [publisher: Tow. Przyjaciol Ossolineum, Wroclaw] Hardcover Oversized hardcover, bilingual: Polish & English, 703pp + 8 pages of glossy colour plates, index, NOT ex-library. A small scuff mark on each set of endpapers, else an excellent unmarked interior that appears unread: clean, bright, tight, with unmarked text and sharp uncreased corners. Clean and bright outer page edges. Boards show gentle shelfwear, a bit of cosmetic wear to protective laminate, small indentations to spine ends and lower outer corner of rear panel. Published without a dust jacket. Please note: the shipping weight will exceed 1kg / 2.2lb & extra postage may be required. -- This illustrated bilingual volume gives details of the efforts of Jan Nowak-Jezioranski and the Polish American Congress in convincing the US government to support NATO enlargement and Poland's accession. "One should recall that the invitation for Poland to join NATO did not prejudge the issue of ratification by the U.S. Senate. Without a historically significant effort by Jan Nowak and Polish Ambassador Jerzy Kozminski, the reluctance and reservations of the opponents of the enlargement of NATO might have blocked Poland's entry into the Alliance eve after the issuance of the invitation. Jan Nowak played a major role in the mobilization of the Polish-American community and in convincing reluctant Senators that Poland's membership in the Alliance is in the t ...