Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956: Between the United States and the Soviet Union

by László Borhi

Based on new archival evidence, examines Soviet Empire building in Hungary and the American response to it. Hungary was not important enough to resist the Soviets, its democratic opposition failed to win American sympathy, the US simply had no leverage over the Soviets, who sacrificed cooperation with the West for a closed sphere in Eastern Europe. The imposition of a Stalinist regime assured Hungary's unconditional loyalty to Soviet imperial needs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639241806
• ISBN13: 9789639241800
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher