Research Catalog

Title

Wars, revolutions and regime changes in Hungary, 1912-2004 : reminiscences of an eyewitness / Béla K. Király ; edited by Piroska Balogh, Andrea T. Kulcsár and Tamás Vitek.

Author

Király, Béla K., 1912-

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Social Science Monographs ; Highland Lakes, N.J. : Atlantic Research and Publications ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University, 2005.

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Details

Description

viii, 565 p. : ports., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"This book documents the personal experiences of the author who was privy to wars, revolutions and regime changes during a volatile century. Forced to become a professional officer, he participated in all wars and revolutions following World War I. He rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief of Hungary's National Guard during the 1956 Revolution, but immigrated to the United States following the Soviet suppression of his revolutionary government."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

• Atlantic studies on society in change ; no. 127
• East European monographs ; no. 681

Uniform Title

• Atlantic studies on society in change no. 127.
• East European monographs no. 681.

Subject

• Király, Béla K., 1912-
• 1918-1989
• Generals > Hungary > Biography
• Politicians > Hungary > Biography
• Hungary > Politics and government > 1918-1945
• Hungary > Politics and government > 1945-1989
• Hongrie > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle
• Hongrie > Histoire > 20e siècle

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• Béla K. Király's publications: p. 549-556.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

I. My childhood -- II. My calling finds me -- III. In the Second World War -- IV. Return home -- V. On the threshold of death -- VI. 1956 : as I saw it -- VII. In exile -- VIII. Home again -- Bela K. Kiraly's publications

ISBN

• 0880335793
• 9780880335799

LCCN

^^^06922843^

OCLC

• 70126728
• SCSB-11746271

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library