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To Live Well is to Hide Well - Book
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ATUHOR HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED AND VERIFIED BY MANY HISTORIANS, SCHOLARS, PROFESSORS & WW2 Crash Investigators*​
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ISBN: 1973554232

ASIN: 1973554232 (Paperback)

ASIN: B0BLJDMV71 (Hard Cover)

ASIN: B076HCRVHJ (Kindle Digital)

* Revision * updated 15/11/2024
 

​** A MAJOR DISCOVERY HAS OCCURED AND WILL BE REVISED AND REPRINTED ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER 2024 ONWARDS **

 

This content is important as it now contains the photograph of Bronislaw alongside the body of General Wladyslaw Sikorski 1943. The smoking gun.  And the reveal of the man who issued the SECRET SIGNAL to kill him.

This book is now available right now on AMAZON simply click on the logo below or your good bookshop

To Live Well Is to Hide Well
True Life stories - Non-Fiction 

'The Truth They Said that Could Never Be Proven’

The book of the century

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English Edition | Non‑Fiction
ISBN: 1973554232 (Soft Cover

ASIN: B0BLJDMV71 (Hard Cover)

ASIN: B076HCRVHJ (Kindle)


A Historic Revelation

    For over 80 years, the death of Polish Prime Minister and Commander‑in‑Chief General Władysław Sikorski was dismissed as an accident. This book proves otherwise: it was a meticulously planned assassination by sabotage.

Now revised with a newly uncovered photograph placing Bronisław Urbanski beside Sikorski’s body in 1943—the “smoking gun”—and the revelation of the man who gave the secret signal to kill him.

What You’ll Discover

  • Espionage & Identity – The double life of Bronisław Urbanski: spy, assassin, devout Catholic. The psychological toll of living in permanent disguise, where hiding well meant surviving.

  • Assassination & Sabotage – The downing of Flight AL523, revealed through forensic crash analysis, eyewitness accounts, and Bronisław’s own words. The chilling image of him standing guard by Sikorski’s coffin—exactly as he once described to his son.

  • Confession & Legacy – A deathbed confession that shattered silence, forcing a son to confront the truth of his father’s hidden life.

  • Geopolitical Intrigue – Poland, Britain, and the Soviet Union locked in a dangerous triangle, with MI6 and resistance groups pulling strings in the shadows.

  • Moral Ambiguity – Was Bronisław a patriot or a traitor? Assassin or savior? The book confronts the ethical complexity of wartime choices.
     

Why It Matters

    Acclaimed historian Peter Urbanski, son of Bronisław, presents the definitive account that proves Sikorski’s death on 4 July 1943 was no accident. His conclusion is no longer just personal testimony—it is independently verified by WWII crash investigators, professors, and leading historians worldwide.​

 

“The truth they said could never be proven.”

 

    This is more than history. It is the personal, unflinching testimony of the only man entrusted with the secret for decades—now revealed to the world.

Endorsements & Validation

    Renowned historians, aviation crash experts, and WWII scholars have examined Urbanski’s evidence and affirmed its accuracy. Their independent research dismantles rival theories and confirms this book as the answer to one of WWII’s most enduring mysteries.

Available Now

    Read the book that rewrites history. Available worldwide on Amazon and in major bookstores.

Peter Urbanski
    An acclaimed historian & author, and son of wartime intelligence officer Bronisław Urbanski—presents the definitive account that proves Sikorski’s death on the 4th of July 1943 was the result of a meticulously planned sabotage, not chance. This conclusion is no longer just his claim: it is independently verified and endorsed by leading historians, aviation investigators, and WWII scholars.
 

Validated by Global Experts / Historians / Professors

    Renowned figures have examined Urbanski’s evidence, tested its accuracy, and agreed it is the answer to one of WWII’s most enduring mysteries: Including Historians who specifically interviewed Bronislaw's wartime partner 'Teddy'. Below are some books specifically mentioning the Author books and about Bronislaw. The Author's published books are fact checked by Historians, Professors, WW2 Air Crash Investigators and Governments - worldwide.

  • Stewart Egerton, historical researcher of WW2, Interviewed Bronislaw Urbanski's partner 'Teddy' an Cichociemni and MI6 Agent during WW2 in the early 1980s. Studied History (college major) & Historical Research at University of Liverpool (England) Graduated 1996

  • Chris Wroblewski, co‑author with Barnard of ‘Sabotage!’ (Grub Street, 2023), whose work affirms the book’s conclusions and dismantles all rival theories. Acclaims the authors works and father's involvement, ruling out everything else known.

  • Garth Barnard — WWII air crash investigator whose independent research supports Urbanski’s findings. Producer of ‘Sikorski’s Last Flight’ 2015 & co-author of ‘Sabotage!’ 2023

  • Professor Peter Zablocki — American–Polish historian, author of ‘The Death of General Sikorski’ (2024), whose work aligns with Urbanski’s proof. Even though Peter did not have the current version of the book that now contains the proof photograph of Bronislaw next to Sikorski’s body.

  • Professor Norman Davies — legendary historian, who includes Urbanski’s conclusion in ‘Plus Ultra’ (2024, Polish edition).

  • Poland's IPN Chief Prosecutor — investigation has been ACTIONED on 2nd July 2025 with Governments (Poland to Australia) MLA has been enacted 2nd July 2025 as Governments to consider the interrogation this author regarding the mysterious death of PM and General Wladyslaw Sikorski on the 4th of July 1943.
    It will take a minimum of 2-3 years unfortunately, necessary to alter 80 years of history. 
    Plus, too many more to list!

     

    These respected voices join a growing chorus of military analysts, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents—all converging on the same irrefutable truth.

The Evidence That Rewrites History

    Drawing on his father’s 1984 confession, top‑level intelligence files, crash‑site analysis, and never‑before‑seen photographs placing Bronisław Urbanski in Sikorski’s Gibraltar security detail, To Live Well Is to Hide Well dismantles eight decades of speculation.


It reveals precisely not guesswork at all:

  • How the sabotage was engineered—and the role of the operative who gave the final signal.

  • Why political alliances, wartime betrayals, and high‑level complicity ensured the truth stayed buried.

  • The hidden life of the man whose espionage skills inspired Ian Fleming in creating James Bond.
     

A Historic Revelation, told by the Only Person Who Could -His living son that 'he only told the story to' acclaimed author and historian Peter Urbanski.

    This is more than history. It is the personal, unflinching testimony of the son entrusted to keep silent for over 35 years, now revealing the truth the world was never meant to know.

- Read the book. Examine the proof. Decide for yourself.

 

    Buy To Live Well Is to Hide Well — also available with exclusive archival material, podcasts, and video access.

And meet the Legend that really existed, it will blow your mind!

IPN, SAPOL, ETC
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...."At last—the smoking gun. Bronisław, captured in a single, damning image: standing guard beside the coffin of the man he himself had killed. And now, the revelation that will shake history—the name of the one who sent the secret signal to assassinate Sikorski."....
 

Other Reviews:-

 

Fascinating and worth persevering with...

"....... as the author was working in a language (English) that is not their own. However, the story is very interesting and sheds new potential light on the (Sikorski) assassination. It includes a lot of particularly interesting photos to support the story. I learnt things about the Polish underground as well, that I had not fully appreciated."

ANDREW REEDS - British Military, MI5 Major, SAS, Military Journalist, MOD writer, Journalist, Businessman - Book review on AMAZON in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2021

Most Amazing...

We were taught at school how the Enigma was handed over to the British, how Bertrand fed info back and how Dilly Knox met the team in Warsaw, how a machine was smuggled here (excuse my putting it in a nutshell). However, this book (and I paid for mine) is a fascinating, more detailed insight than you would teach a fifteen-year-old. Good read! "

GILL WILKINSON - Facebook Public forum - British Poles 

- Book review 17th of July 2021

The most stupendous TRUTHS, in history...

" Peter you are extraordinary, remember the beginning to where you are now, what an incredible journey and a difficult one, but you kept faith, honored your father's wishes and you have come out the other side, with one of the most stupendous TRUTHS, in history. Pat yourself on the back for me, I am just an observer, and I like what I see."

LENARDA SZYMCZAK (Jarkiewicz Chmielewska) - Messenger - 16/10/2024

Everyone thought it was the Russians!...

" Everyone thought like I did until March 1984, that it was the Russians that killed Sikorski, sadly this is not the case at all. He (Bronislaw) did such a good job, that NOBODY could work it out as to what exactly happened. All that could be deduced was that somehow the elevator(s) were jammed -but how?","Now we tell you how and why!"

PETER URBANSKI - Author, son of Bronislaw - 27/09/2024

Congratulations!

"....... I know you’ve been steadfast in bringing your father’s story to light, and it sounds like your persistence has contributed to these conclusions by others........

May I say, Congratulations!"

Terry A. Tegnazian (Ms.) - President, Aquila Polonica Publishing, Los Angeles, CA 09/04/2024 www.aquilapolonica.com

BELOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT INTERACTED / LOVED / WORKED / SHAPED BRONISLAW'S LIFE.  Top to down, left to right.

1. Bronislaw Urbanski - Alfred Urbanski Polish PM & Uncle - Rejewski -. Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart - Lwow duck shooting buddy - Sir Peter Allix Wilkinson MI6 - General Colin McVean Gubbins MI6 - Sir Winston Churchill his orders came from - 'C' Menzies in charge of MI6 - Peter Fleming in MI6 Section D - Sir John Anthoy Quayle dads friend Gibraltar - SOE Christine Granville his lover and British War Office Director - MI6 Partner/Polish Translator 'Teddy' - PM and General Wladyslaw Sikorski of the Polish Forces - Simon Wiesenthal hunted my mother - General George Patton hired dad, friend - Ian Fleming wrote books about dad.

The Author's books are located in many South Australian libraries to read / borrow : --

Find the author's books in State Library of South Australia SLSA for referencing / reading -


- To Live Well is to Hide Well (2017 Rev 2024)

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- Living with James Bond (2025)

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To find the author's books in South Australia - ONKAPARINGA LIBRARIES 6 x libraries for borrowing purposes.


- To Live Well is to Hide Well (2017 Rev 2024)

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- Living with James Bond (2025)

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To find the author's books in South Australia - MARION LIBRARIES for borrowing purposes.


- To Live Well is to Hide Well (2017 Rev 2024)

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- Living with James Bond (2025)

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