Polish-born Joe Wascek, a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot, casual labourer and finally American entrepreneur, returns to Poland after his retirement. The visit prompts him to take up a new challenge – that of restoring a measure of prosperity to his own community in Poland.

Not until ‘Solidarity’ win the elections, does Poland emerge as a truly independent country, showing the first signs of prosperity. And Joe Wascek is to play a crucial part in that process but to his own cost...