Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

280 Pages·2006·37.342 MB·English

by  Charles Gati

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Illusions
Failed
Moscow, Washington,
Budapest, and the
1956 Hungarian Revolt
Charles Gati
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Gati, Charles.
Failed illusions : Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian
revolt / Charles Gati.
p. cm. — (Cold War International History Project series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5606-8 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8047-5606-6 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Hungary—History—Revolution, 1956. 2. Hungary—Foreign relations—
Soviet Union. 3. Hungary—Foreign relations—United States. 4. Soviet
Union—Foreign relations—Hungary. 5. United States—Foreign relations—
Hungary. I. Title. II. Series.
DB957.G36 2006
943.905'2—dc22
2006015215
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Contents
Series Preface xi
1. Introduction to the Argument 1
2. The Inadvertent Revolutionary 23
3. Washington and Budapest before the Explosion 69
4. Moscow and Budapest before the Explosion 113
5. The Revolt That Failed 141
6. The Revolt That Did Not Have to Fail 205
7. Epilogue: Memories Repressed and Recovered 223
Acknowledgments 239
Selected Bibliography 243
Index 253
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