
Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956
Between the United States and the Soviet Union
- 371 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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. Unlike the GDR, Eastern Europe was never considered a bargaining chip for bettering relations with the West.The book analyzes why, given all its idealism and power, the US failed even in its minimal aims concerning the states of Eastern Europe. Eventually both powers pursued power politics: the Soviets in a naked form, the US subtly, but both with little regard for the fate of Hungarians.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- CHAPTER I We Do Not Wish to Move a Finger
- CHAPTER II The Myth of Democracy
- CHAPTER III The Communists Take Over
- CHAPTER IV The Merchants of the Kremlin
- CHAPTER V Empire by Coercion
- CHAPTER VI Containment, Rollback, Liberation or Inaction?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photos
- Back cover