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Hungary in World War II : Caught in the Cauldron by Deborah S. Cornelius is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Hungary in World War II : Caught in the Cauldron about?
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
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- Author
- Deborah S. Cornelius
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press New York University Press [distributor
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780823248803
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Humanities