The last days of Budapest : the destruction of Europe's most cosmopolitan capital in World War II / Adam Lebor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeBor, Adam, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Hungary--Budapest.

World War, 1939-1945.

Jews--Hungary--Budapest--20th century.

Jews.

Budapest (Hungary)--History--Siege, 1945.

Budapest (Hungary).

Budapest (Hungary)--Social conditions--20th century.

Budapest (Hungary)--History--1872-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First US edition

Other Title:

Destruction of Europe's most cosmopolitan capital in World War II

Destruction of Europe's most cosmopolitan capital in World War 2

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2025.

Contents:

part 1. The balancing act: The end of empire ; A nation traumatized ; The most seductive city ; Diplomatic dances ; Brothers in sword and glass ; A sackful of trouble ; A surfeit of spies ; The die is cast ; City of spies ; Hungary goes to war

part 2. Magyar maneuvers: A time of dying ; A new spring's hope dies ; A marriage of convenience ; An agreement in Istanbul ; A South African in Budapest

part 3. The last days: Operation Margarethe ; Head of State in absentia ; A wave of arrests ; Warnings ignored ; Mission impossible ; Exodus ; A dirty business ; Summer salvation ; Neutral rescuers ; A time of alibis ; A new year's promise ; A false October dawn ; The gates of Hell ; Death march ; To the ghetto ; Days of hunger and terror ; Siege and slaughter ; Shells rain down ; Fresh depths of savagery ; Pest liberated, Buda fights on.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-480) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781541700604 (electronic bk.)

1541700600 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032783117

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.