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The story of the Hungarian Revolution from the perspective of a child.
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The story of the Hungarian Revolution from the perspective of a child.
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The story of the Hungarian Revolution from the perspective of a child.
Memoirs from Hungary, 1940-1956 (signed copy)
In 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution, Kopacsi was police chief in Budapest. He had fought in the anti-Nazi Resistance and welcomed the Soviet Army. Purges in the police forces during the early 1950s eventually led him to question Soviet motives. He and seven other leaders were tried and sentenced to long prison terms. This fascinating insider’s account adds a new dimension to Hungary’s history.
The nations and peoples of Eastern Europe – war-torn, divided, strife-ridden and subjected to persecution from both East and West – yet enduring with remarkable resilience, preserving distinct cultures and traditions while struggling to advance in a modern world.
About the saving of thousands of Jewish orphans by Rabbi Wolf Frei, establishing safe house orphanages, inside Budapest, during the war, and detailing other rescue efforts, by Wallenberg and many other Jewish and non-Jewish volunteers right under the nose of the Hungarian Iron Cross Fascists and the Nazis. It gives a wide panorama of all of the rescue efforts organized within Budapest during the Nazi invasion of Hungary