The story of one of the greatest romances of this age. Aleksandra Piłsudska\'s career has been rich and sensational, as romantic and as adventurous as that of her husband Józef Piłsudski. Side by side they worked for the same cause, Aleksandra smuggling guns to her husband to fight against the oppressors. This story tells of her time in Russian and German prisons, wartime life, and eventually to her escape to the United Kingdom, where she could write her memoirs. This is the 1st edition of this work, published by Hurst & Blackett in 1940. Condition: Boards and internals in very good condition with only minor fading on the boards, and some staining on the leaves nearing the start of the book. Top-edge and fore-edge darkened. Slight bumping on corners of the boards. Some wear to dust jacket, with tears along the spine and edges, as well as rubbing on the spine. The price has been clipped.