Twelve Days - Revolution 1956 - How the Hungarians tried to topple their Soviet masters

Összefoglaló

"Victor Sebestyen is a marvellous guide to the Hungarian revolution... His nuanced, intelligent account reads in part like a thriller and he captures well the drama of those fateful days" - (Literary Review) Armed with a few rifles, petrol bombs and desperate courage, the people of Budapest rose up against the might of a superpower. For a few exciting days in 1956, as the Western world watched in amazement, it looked as though the Hungarians could win and humble the Soviet Union. But they were brutally crushed. Budapest was devastated and Hungary remained occupied for a further three decades.