Battle for Budapest: 100 Days in World War II - Brossura

Krisztian Ungvary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1850436673 ISBN 13: 9781850436676

Casa editrice: I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2004

Riassunto

The battle of Budapest (December 1944 to February 1945) was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of the Second World War. From the appearance of the first Soviet tanks on the outskirts of the capital to the capture of Buda Castle, 102 days elapsed. In terms of human trauma, it comes second only to Stalingrad, comparisons to which were even being made by soldiers, both German and Soviet, fighting at the time. This definitive history covers their experiences, and those of the 800,000 non-combatants around whom the battle raged.

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Recensione:

'This is truly a missing chapter in our understanding of World War II, at last brilliantly filled in by Ungváry.' --Wesley K. Clark, Washington Post Book World

'Ungváry's research is almost completely new, based heavily on testimony from Hungarian participants who could talk only after the fall of communism. . . . [It] deserves the widest possible readership. . . . The Battle for Budapest is an important book. It restores a forgotten but epic episode to its rightful place in the history of the war, and it does so without imparting any false sheen of heroism to anyone involved in it.' --Robert Citino, HistoryNet.com

'The Battle for Budapest offers a stellar historical account of this nightmarish time.' --Andrew Ervin, Cleveland Plain Dealer

L'autore:

Krisztian Ungvary, the distinguished Hungarian historian, has specialised in the history of World War I and World War II. He is the author of numerous articles and books, and in March 2000 was designated Military Historian of the Year by the Hungarian Institute of War Studies. Ladislaus Lob is Professor Emeritus of German, Sussex University.

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• Editore: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1850436673
• ISBN 13: 9781850436676
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 366