In the Name of the Working Class: Budapest's Police Chief During the Hungarian Revolution Tells the Extraordinary and Terrible Story of 1956

Crepax, Guido; Kopacsi, Sandor

ISBN 10: 0802143164 / ISBN 13: 9780802143167

Published by Grove Press, New York, 1980

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First Paperback Edition (1980) in near fine condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Name of the Working Class: Budapest's Police Chief During the Hungarian Revolution Tells the Extraordinary and Terrible Story of 1956
• Publisher: Grove Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802143164
• ISBN 13: 9780802143167
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Paperback Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Sandor Kopacsi was Budapest’s chief of police when the Hungarian Revolution erupted on October 23, 1956. In a dramatic shift of allegiance, Kopacsi–once a Communist true believer–refused to obey orders to disperse demonstrators demanding liberalization of the regime and withdrawal of Russian troops from Hungary. Arrested several weeks later for his role in the uprising and ultimately convicted, Kopacsi survived to write this extraordinary memoir, the only blow-by-blow insider’s account of the first armed challenge to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The result is a riveting, eloquent and unique account of Hungary's heroic bid for freedom written by a man who witnessed and participated in the revolution.