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Deborah S. Cornelius Hungary in World War II (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Hungary in World War II : Caught in the Cauldron
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Publication Name
- Hungary in World War II
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0823233448
- EAN
- 9780823233441
- ISBN
- 9780823233441
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Genre
- History
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Title
- Hungary in World War II
- Subtitle
- Caught in the Cauldron
- Topic
- Europe / Austria & Hungary, Military / World War II
- Release Date
- 01/04/2011
- Release Year
- 2011
- Series
- World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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The story of Hungary's participation in World War II is part of a much larger narrative--one that has never before been fully recounted for a non-Hungarian readership. As told by Deborah Cornelius, it is a fascinating tale of rise and fall, of hopes dashed and dreams in tatters. Using previously untapped sources and interviews she conducted for this book, Cornelius provides a clear account of Hungary's attempt to regain the glory of the Hungarian Kingdom by joining forces with Nazi Germany--a decision that today seems doomed to fail from the start. For scholars and history buff s alike, Hungary in World War II is a riveting read. Cornelius begins her study with the Treaty of Trianon, which in 1920 spelled out the terms of defeat for the former kingdom. The new country of Hungary lost more than 70 percent of the kingdom's territory, saw its population reduced by nearly the same percentage, and was stripped of five of its ten most populous cities. As Cornelius makes vividly clear, nearly all of the actions of Hungarian leaders during the succeeding decades can be traced back to this incalculable defeat. In the early years of World War II, Hungary enjoyed boom times--and the dream of restoring the Hungarian Kingdom began to rise again. Caught in the middle as the war engulfed Europe, Hungary was drawn into an alliance with Nazi Germany. When the Germans appeared to give Hungary much of its pre-World War I territory, Hungarians began to delude themselves into believing they had won their long-sought objective. Instead, the final year of the world war brought widespread destruction and a genocidal war against Hungarian Jews. Caught between two warring behemoths, the country became a battleground for German and Soviet forces. In the wake of the war, Hungary suffered further devastation under Soviet occupation and forty-five years of communist rule. The author first became interested in Hungary in 1957 and has visited the country numerous times, beginning in the 1970s. Over the years she has talked with many Hungarians, both scholars and everyday people. Hungary in World War II draws skillfully on these personal tales to narrate events before, during, and after World War II. It provides a comprehensive and highly readable history of Hungarian participation in the war, along with an explanation of Hungarian motivation: the attempt of a defeated nation to relive its former triumphs.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
0823233448
ISBN-13
9780823233441
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92550981
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hungary in World War II : Caught in the Cauldron
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Austria & Hungary, Military / World War II
Publication Year
2011
Genre
History
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D765.56.C67 2011
Edition Number
3
Reviews
... this is a book that will provide valuable insights into the country, the people and the region even today. -----Patricia H. Kushlis, Whirled View, "This book is the first comprehensive account of the antecedents and events of World War II in Hungary to appear in English since the end of communist rule in that country in 1989. Professor Cornelius brings extensive scholarly experience and detachment to her subject, as well as sympathy for those who had suffered as a result of the war because of the often terrible events that had overtaken them. Her aim is not to allocate blame for what happened but to understand why people involved in the war's turmoil acted as they did under the pressure of unprecedented developments. In this desire for the understanding of the past this book differs from previous works that were often tendentious or even acrimonious." --Nandor F. Dreisziger, Professor Emeritus of the Royal Military College of Canada, This book is the first comprehensive account of the antecedents and events of World War II in Hungary to appear in English since the end of communist rule in that country in 1989. Professor Cornelius brings extensive scholarly experience and detachment to her subject, as well as sympathy for those who had suffered as a result of the war because of the often terrible events that had overtaken them. Her aim is not to allocate blame for what happened but to understand why people involved in the war's turmoil acted as they did under the pressure of unprecedented developments. In this desire for the understanding of the past this book differs from previous works that were often tendentious or even acrimonious. -----Nandor F. Dreisziger, Professor Emeritus of the Royal Military College of Canada, This book is the first comprehensive account of the antecedents and events of World War II in Hungary to appear in English since the end of communist rule in that country in 1989. Professor Cornelius brings extensive scholarly experience and detachment to her subject, as well as sympathy for those who had suffered as a result of the war because of the often terrible events that had overtaken them. Her aim is not to allocate blame for what happened but to understand why people involved in the war's turmoil acted as they did under the pressure of unprecedented developments. In this desire for the understanding of the past this book differs from previous works that were often tendentious or even acrimonious.-Nandor F. Dreisziger "Cornelius, a historian of east-central Europe, fully recounts, for the first time in Enlglish, the story of Hungary's ill-fated attempt to regain past glory by joining forces with Germany. " --Connecticut College Magazine, This book is the first comprehensive account of the antecedents and events of World War II in Hungary to appear in English since the end of communist rule in that country in 1989. Professor Cornelius brings extensive scholarly experience and detachment to her subject, as well as sympathy for those who had suffered as a result of the war because of the often terrible events that had overtaken them. Her aim is not to allocate blame for what happened but to understand why people involved in the war's turmoil acted as they did under the pressure of unprecedented developments. In this desire for the understanding of the past this book differs from previous works that were often tendentious or even acrimonious.-Nandor F. Dreisziger "Cornelius, a historian of east-central Europe, fully recounts, for the first time in Enlglish, the story of Hungary's ill-fated attempt to regain past glory by joining forces with Germany. " --Connecticut College Magazine "A major scholarly accomplishment that will long remain the definitive historical synthesis of Hungary in World War II."-Hungarian Studies Review
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2010-039622
Dewey Decimal
940.53/439
Series
World War II: the Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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