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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A major scholarly accomplishment that will long remain the definitive historical synthesis of Hungary in World War II." -Hungarian Studies Review "... 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
Table of ContentsList of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction The Legacy of World War I Hungary Between the Wars The Last Year of European Peace Clinging to Neutrality Hungary Enters the War Disaster at the Don Efforts to Exit the War German Occupation From Arrow Cross Rule to Soviet Occupation Postwar Hungary Notes Bibliography Index
