The Siege of Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II
Autor Krisztián Ungváry Cuvânt înainte de John Lukacsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 noi 2006
The definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II
This definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II describes the siege of Budapest in unprecedented detail. Both Stalin and Hitler demanded victory at all costs, and the cost was extreme: 80,000 Soviet troops, 38,000 German and Hungarian soldiers, and 38,000 Hungarian civilians perished. The book provides the first full account of this shocking battle.
“As a military history [The Siege of Budapest] is unrivaled. . . . Magisterial.”—John Lukacs, New York Review of Books
“An exceedingly dramatic book, filled with fascinating stories, some of them even humorous, and with heart-rending accounts of suffering, limitless cruelty, and amazing decency.”—István Deák, New Republic
"Ungváry has written a dramatic, gripping history of this siege, filling a gap in WWII history."—Choice
This definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II describes the siege of Budapest in unprecedented detail. Both Stalin and Hitler demanded victory at all costs, and the cost was extreme: 80,000 Soviet troops, 38,000 German and Hungarian soldiers, and 38,000 Hungarian civilians perished. The book provides the first full account of this shocking battle.
“As a military history [The Siege of Budapest] is unrivaled. . . . Magisterial.”—John Lukacs, New York Review of Books
“An exceedingly dramatic book, filled with fascinating stories, some of them even humorous, and with heart-rending accounts of suffering, limitless cruelty, and amazing decency.”—István Deák, New Republic
"Ungváry has written a dramatic, gripping history of this siege, filling a gap in WWII history."—Choice
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300119855
ISBN-10: 0300119852
Pagini: 512
Ilustrații: 50 b-w illus. + 16 maps
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300119852
Pagini: 512
Ilustrații: 50 b-w illus. + 16 maps
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Notă biografică
Krisztián Ungváry is a research fellow at the Institute for the History of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Ladislaus Löb is emeritus professor of German, University of Sussex.