1956 Hungarian Revolution Portal – Books and Publications

Books

Dr. Granville, Johanna: currently a Hoover Institution Campbell National Fellow at Stanford University in California. She has conducted extensive archival research in Moscow, Budapest and Warsaw. Purchase and/or read more about the books below on
The First Domino: International Decision Making during the 1956 Crisis (Texas A&M University Press; 1st edition (2003)
Radio Free Europe’s impact on the Kremlin in the Hungarian crisis of 1956: three hypotheses.(introduction in French). An article from: Canadian Journal of History [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
The last of the Mohicans: how Walter Ulbricht endured the Hungarian crisis of 1956. An article from: German Politics and Society [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
Tito and the Nagy affair in 1956. (Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, Imre Nagy, Hungarian revolution, Soviet Union). An article from: East European Quarterly [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
Operation Rollback: America’s Secret War Behind the Iron Curtain. An article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
Poland and Hungary, 1956: a comparative essay based on new archival findings. An article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
Satellites or prime movers? Polish and Hungarian reactions to the 1956 events: new archival evidence. An article from: East European Quarterly [HTML] by Johanna Granville (Digital)
In the line of fire: The Soviet crackdown on Hungary, 1956-1958 (The Carl Beck papers in Russian & East European studies) by Johanna C Granville
Prof. Hargitai, Peter (American Academy of Poets award winner): “Daughter of the Revolution: A Novel” (2006 – A story of a brave freedom fighter – a 14 year-old girl) is available on on Read more about the book and the author on the American Hungarian Federation’s site
Gergely, Árpád: The Face Behind I Hide (2006 in honor of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution) Read more and see how to order from the author directly.
Kalman, Bobbie: Bobbie is co-founder of Crabtree Publishing Company and has authored over 400 children’s books. Her most recent book, “Refugee Child,” chronicles her own experiences as a 9- year-old refugee from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Click here to learn how to order, “Refugee Child” (July 2006)
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Dr. Kasza, Lajos (Louis):
(Contact lkasza@aol.com (954) 971-0374)
Eveim Amerikaban es Angliaban (1998)
Zrinyista Lanyok (2000)
Budapestol Washingtonig: Egy menekült magyar állatorvos élete (1997)
Budapest – Wien – Washington (1999 in German)
Hardships and Joys of an Exiled Cancer Researcher:
The Life of a Political Refugee in America and England (2003)
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Kubichek, Gabe: Dreaming of Amerika [read more] or buy now on
Liptak, Bela:
A Testament of Revolution (2000). Purchase and/or read more about the books on Also available in Hungarian
McEldowney, Rebecca (2006)
Soul of Flesh: A Novel of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Purchase on or [read more]
Muhl, Thomas P.: “Retouching Stalin’s Moustache” available on AHF’s Amazon bookstore! [Click Here] to order on or
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Szablya, Helen M: The Fall of the Red Star (A Vörös Csillag Lehüll) [read more] or buy now on
Tarko, Paul:
Gulag to Rhapsody (2002 with Mason Loika)

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Teglas, Csaba:
Budapest Exit: A Memoir of Fascism, Communism, and Freedom (1998) Published by Texas A&M University Press. Available on . Also available at Barnes&Noble and Borders bookstores.
Dr. Tuba, Istvan:
The Third Resource: A Universal Ideology of Economics. The universal Tuba Doctrines will revolutionize man’s thinking about world economics (2005) Available on
Dr. Reiner, Janos:
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution:
A History in Documents (2002), a National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book
Edited by Malcolm Byrne. Readers are also encouraged to visit the National Security Archive’s reading room at George Washington University’s Gelman Library (Suite 701) to view the original versions of these documents, and the many related materials. See an overview at GWU or purchase on .

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Articles and Essays

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The Hungarian Revolution – Uprising, Budapest 1956: A synoptic treatise of a major political event of the 20th Century, a historically tragic period in the life of a nation commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Revolution and the fallen brave. By: Attila J. Ürményházi )Hobart, Tasmania) and edited by Bryan Dawson-Szilágyi [download]
Hungarian Memorials and Markers in the USA: An ongoing AHF project to collect and preserve the memory of sites in the United States named for Hungarian contributions. [download] Do you know of a site to add? Review the document and then [contact us]
“The Hungarian Revolution and America’s Decision Not to Intervene: A Personal Statement” by Thomas J. Torda, Ph.D., Fairfax, VA, November 2006. [a summary of the author’s 6000-word article on this subject submitted to the September 2006 conference in Budapest on the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution] “…like many Hungarian-Americans, I feel that the US Government made serious mistakes both in the years before the Revolution and during the Revolution itself.”- By Thomas J. Torda, Ph.D., Fairfax, VA, November 2006 [download SHORT version]
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Final Communique of the American Hungarian Federation: HON. CONGRESSMAN EDWARD F. FEIGHAN (Extension of Remarks – in the House of Representatives, November 21, 1989). A statement on the future of American Hungarian relations after the fall of communism in Hungary. [download]