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Sobieski at Vienna: A Dual-Language Historical Novel in English and Polish

Sobieski at Vienna: A Dual-Language Historical Novel in English and Polish

Huber, Scott

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General FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN13: 9798197250315
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 17 2026
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Sobieski at Vienna: A Dual-Language Historical Novel in English and Polish, John III Sobieski emerges not as a distant monument, but as a vivid man shaped by frontier violence, intellectual ambition, political struggle, and passionate love. The novel follows his path from the world of Olesko and early education through the brutal borderlands, the rise of his military reputation, his bond with Marysieńka, and the burdens of high command in a fractured Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As Ottoman power advances and Europe hesitates, Sobieski must confront not only the enemy in the field but also the weakness, vanity, and division within Christendom itself. The climax comes in the great campaign of 1683, when Sobieski leads the charge that helps lift the siege of Vienna. Told in a bilingual English-Polish format, this novel combines sweeping historical atmosphere with intimate character, making it both a compelling story and a rewarding reading experience for language learners, history readers, and lovers of historical fiction.

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