Failed Illusions

Failed Illusions
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015066738132
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Book Synopsis Failed Illusions by : Charles Gati

Download or read book Failed Illusions written by Charles Gati and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting new look at a key event of the Cold War, Failed Illusions fundamentally modifies our picture of what happened during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Now, fifty years later, Charles Gati challenges the simplicity of this David and Goliath story in his new history of the revolt.


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