Helpful Score: 3
A revealing chronicle of the Hungarian revolt against Communism in 1956. Michner writes about the lives of the Hungarians under communism and how they spontaneously revolted against their oppressors. Thought to have won for 5 glorous days, the Communist come back with a vengeance and decimate the city of Budapest.
This is a one sided view of the battle. Michner tells the story with composit characters drawn from refugees he interviewed. It is an eye-opening view of life under communism and the eternal desire for freedom.
This is a one sided view of the battle. Michner tells the story with composit characters drawn from refugees he interviewed. It is an eye-opening view of life under communism and the eternal desire for freedom.
Helpful Score: 2
I didn't understand Communism or living under Stalin until I read this book. A little known treasure by famed author James Michener.
An account of the 1956 doomed revolution in Hungary. An experience in Communism at its peak, although not much different from any totalitarian or religion-dominated government. A combination of non-fiction and essay on government in one setting.
The dramatic eye-witness story of twelve days that shook the world-the Hungarian Revolution.
