About

99 Books about Poland | Polish War Graves in Britain

Derek Crowe

I worked for over 30 years at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, as a web applications developer, building IT systems, leaving in October 2023. I now focus on photography and web content creation.

I have degrees in MA Political Economy (University of Glasgow) and an MSc Operational Research (University of Strathclyde). The themes of the website reflect my interest in Poland, documentary photography, railways and remembrance.

Polish War Graves
POLISH WAR GRAVES IN BRITAIN

The Polish War Graves in Britain section on this website provides a searchable visual archive of Polish war graves across Britain.

  • Purpose: Remembering the sacrifice of the Polish Armed Forces in WW2. Enabling families and researchers to discover and view the location of those buried in Britain.
  • Scope: The over 2,300 Polish war graves that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has responsibility for.
  • Polish War Graves: Locations | 1,118 Photographs
British Rail Scotland 1980s
BRITISH RAIL SCOTLAND 1980s

The British Rail Scotland 1980s section on this website provides a photographic record of railways in Scotland at that time.

  • Purpose: Capture the character of the railways before modernisation and rationalisation brought further change.
  • Images: A selection of 150 photos from around 2,000 taken.
  • Publication: Some of the photographs have been published in newspaper articles in the Dundee Courier and Dundee Evening Telegraph, and also in railway magazines.
Remembrance Events and Armed Forces Parades
REMEMBRANCE AND ARMED FORCES

The Remembrance Events and Armed Forces Parades section on this website provides a photographic record of these events.

  • Purpose: Capture a historical record of events that both remember those who have fallen in war and commemorate our armed forces at homecoming and freedom parades, predominately in Scotland
  • Images: A photo gallery of the events, featuring more than 1,000 images that can be filtered by category.
Books in Poland
BOOKS ON POLAND

The Books on Poland section on this website provides a curated list of 99 books about Poland.

  • Purpose: Enable the discovery of books about Poland.
  • Content: The list includes titles on Polish history, World War II—with a specific focus on the deportation of Poles to Siberia and the Katyn Massacre—as well as memoirs and military history.
  • Books: The list can be filtered by category on the book covers page.
Photography Equipment

My photographic equipment consists of:

  • Nikon D7200 camera
  • Nikon 24mm f2.8D / 35mm f1.8G DX / 40mm f2.8G DX / 50mm f1.8D / 85mm f1.8D lenses
  • Nikon SB-400 Flash / Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter Kit
Web Development

My web development skill set is:

  • ASP.NET / MVC / Web Forms / VB / Entity Framework
  • SQL Server Database / LINQ / HTML / CSS / Bootstrap
  • Adobe Lightroom / Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio / Microsoft Visual Studio