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Wars, revolutions and regime changes in Hungary, 1912-2004 : reminiscences of an eyewitness / Bela K. Kiraly ; edited by Piroska Balogh, ... [and others] ; translated by Mario Fenyo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Király, Béla K., 1912-2009.
- Series:
- East European monographs ; no.681.
- Atlantic studies on society in change ; no.127.
- East European monographs ; no.681
- Atlantic studies on society in change ; no.127
- Language:
- English
- Hungarian
- Subjects (All):
- Király, Béla K., 1912-2009.
- Király, Béla K.
- Hungary--Politics and government--20th century.
- Hungary.
- Politics and government.
- Hungary--History--20th century.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 565 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Social Science Monographs ; Highland Lakes, N.J. : Atlantic Research and Publications ; New York : Columbia University Press [distributor], 2005.
- Summary:
- This book documents the personal experiences of the author who was privy to wars, revolutions and regime changes during a volatile century. Forced to become a professional officer, he participated in all wars and revolutions following World War I. He rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief of Hungary's National Guard during the 1956 Revolution, but immigrated to the United States following the Soviet suppression of his revolutionary government.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-556) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0880335793
- OCLC:
- 70143830
- Publisher Number:
- 9780880335799
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