Synopsis
The definitive account of one of the largest spontaneous, leaderless revolutions the world has ever seen-- tragically crushed by the Soviet Union in 1956.
Triggered by a confluence of fateful events in 1956, Hungarian students led hundreds of thousands of their countrymen in a spontaneous revolt against the Soviet-sponsored government. They succeeded for just two weeks, until the USSR released a vengeful blitzkrieg. More than 200,000 Hungarian refugees fled to Austria; many made their way to the U.S. The true story of the uprising had to await the fall of the Iron Curtain.
A Radio Free Europe journalist, the author sensed the importance of that moment in time and saved his notes, articles, and dispatches, and uses it all to create a picture of life in that exhilarating and tragic time. This is by far the most comprehensive account of the revolt.
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"Explosion is a comprehensive, and indeed indispensable, account of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. It gives the reader a sense of witnessing one of the most important events of the cold war. The book brings to life not only the Revolution's global dimensions and political impact; it also offers insights into a human drama."
-Professor Charles Gati, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University
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"[It is] important that the author, although his sympathy is unquestionable, is not a Hungarian, so he can describe the events as more or less an independent observer, much more objectively than Hungarians who were deeply affected by these events.
An especially important merit of his book is that he does not consider November 4 to be the closing date of the Revolution, but presents a vivid picture of the fighting that took place after the second Soviet intervention and the political resistance in that period... In addition to presenting events of the Revolution and war of independence, he also presents a rich picture of the international effects of the Revolution and the different protesting actions."
-Dr. Attila Szakolczai, Institute for the History of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Budapest
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