He fought for Polish Independence, and led Poland in those days of Independence, he also proposed a Middle Sea Alliance between the Central European states as a bulwark against the Germans and the Russians.
“...he also proposed a Middle Sea Alliance between the Central European states as a bulwark against the Germans and the Russians.”
That’s still a great idea! One I’ve entertained, too. Beats NATO all hollow. Ukraine and Poland could lead the way, the former as a charter member of a group less troublesome vis a vis Russia, and Poland as a defector, in order to attract other eastern European states.
But Konrad Heiden was no lightweight. He would have some basis for his characterization of Pilsudski. Got to get ahold of a new copy, since my old, torn-apart one is long gone. But I recall it was annotated.