….if you were “educated” in the government schools of the United States. US history books are devoid of all but the most brief mentions of Poland, yet it is a country that saved Europe several times and at one time was the largest, most powerful country in Europe.
Now, if you’d like just a brief, 10-minute run-down of some of the highlights of Polish history, you can find it here: http://youtu.be/Quld5950v6w. It is well worth your time to learn a bit of “real” history, not the stuff you were fed in high school.