{"product_id":"journey-to-a-revolution-a-personal-memoir-and-history-of-the-hungarian-revolution-of-1956-9780060772628","title":"Journey to a Revolution: A Personal Memoir and History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was perhaps the most dramatic single event of the Cold War and a major turning point in history. Though it ended unsuccessfully, the spontaneous uprising of Hungarians against their country's Communist party and the Soviet occupation forces in the wake of Stalin's death demonstrated to the world at large the failure of Communism. In full view of the Western media--and therefore the world--the Russians were obliged to use force on a vast scale to subdue armed students, factory workers, and intellectuals in the streets of a major European capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October 1956, Michael Korda and three fellow Oxford undergraduates traveled to Budapest in a beat-up Volkswagen to bring badly needed medicine to the hospitals--and to participate, at street level, in one of the great battles of the postwar era. \u003cem\u003eJourney to a Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is at once history and a compelling memoir--the author's riveting account of the course of the revolution, from its heroic beginnings to the sad martyrdom of its end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Korda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.39w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060772628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2007 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorda, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Korda is the author of \u003cem\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCharmed Lives\u003c\/em\u003e. Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099513978995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0d50ed56-af98-4ffe-a4cc-245fe5fd1bdb.jpg?v=1748702582","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/journey-to-a-revolution-a-personal-memoir-and-history-of-the-hungarian-revolution-of-1956-9780060772628","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}