{"product_id":"twelve-days-9780753822142","title":"Twelve Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe defining moment of the Cold War: 'The beginning of the end of the Soviet empire.' (Richard Nixon)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a vivid, heartbreaking account of the brutal crushing of the first armed insurrection against Soviet occupation. \u003ci\u003eTwelve Days\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for understanding the great risks people will take for freedom -- Kati Marton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape: Nine Hungarians\u003cbr\u003eSebestyen's ...will be the classic account of the Uprising * Economist \u003c\/i\u003eHistory Book of the Year 2006\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eWielding a vast array of newly released archives and completely new eyewitness testimony, Victor Sebestyen has written a magisterial but also totally gripping and fresh account of the noble, violent and doomed Hungarian revolution: a tale of murder and battles on the streets of Budapest and in the dungeons of the KGB, and of high-level intrigue from the White House to the Kremlin. Above all, it is a story of courage and decency among ordinary Hungarians. The result is a tour de force -- Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003cbr\u003eSebestyen's account of the doomed uprising is utterly enthralling and almost unbearable to read -- Simon Shaw * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA small masterpiece that should be read and treasured by all who value mankind's eternal  quest for freedom -- Professor Ron Radosh * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003eSebestyen's gripping description of the uprising is impressively researched and even-handed * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eSebestyen's account is elegant and emotive * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA gripping and enlightening read ... recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about a tragic and regrettable event in European history * Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eVictor Sebestyen is a marvellous guide to the Hungarian revolution: its causes, its unfolding and its aftermath. His nuanced, intelligent account reads in part like a thriller and he captures well the drama of those fateful days...This is a first-class book that should become the standard work on a revolution whose after-effects are still shaping the Europe in which we live today -- Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737057702231,"sku":"9780753822142","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/twelve-days-9780753822142","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}