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The battle of Budapest (December 1944 to February 1945) was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of World War II. 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. The battle for Budapest raged over the heads of 800,000 non-combatants, and this history covers their experiences and those of the military personnel involved in the struggle.
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'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
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'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
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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- PublisherI.B. Tauris
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1860647278
- ISBN 13 9781860647277
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- Number of pages384
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