Bellona Publishing House ( pl, Wydawnictwo Bellona, formerly also ''Dom Wydawniczy Bellona'') is a private

publishing house Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

based in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It was created in 1990 from restructuring of the state-run Wydawnictwo MON. It specialises in books on

military history Military history is the study of War, armed conflict in the Human history, history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to Politics, local and international relationships. ...

. Among the authors who published with Bellona are academic historians Henryk Samsonowicz, Lech Wyszczelski, Leszek Moczulski, and as well as journalists and writers like , Grzegorz Miecugow, . Bellona issues more than 300 books yearly. It is also the publisher of '' Mówią Wieki'', a monthly historical magazine established in 1958.

Wydawnictwo MON

Wydawnictwo MON ''(Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, lit. Publishing House of the Ministry of National Defense)'' was founded in 1947 and until 1952 its official title was Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej „Prasa Wojskowa" (lit. ''Publishing House of the Ministry of National Defense "Military Press"''). It released books related to military subjects, such as memoirs of veterans or monographs on battles or military units. In 1976 the publishing house received the Commanders Cross of the

Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievemen ...

.
Wysokie odznaczenia państwowe dla zasłużonych zakładów pracy, uczelni, instytucji i stowarzyszeń
'. „Nowiny”, s. 1, Nr 165 z 21-22 lipca 1976. Around 1989–1990 it was restructured into the Bellona Publishing House.

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