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Eugene de Thassy
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Hardcover. Eugene de Thassy describes life in Hungary between 1920 and 1945. He details his wartime experiences as a young army officer and joining with the antifascist resistance. His absorbing recollections recount efforts to save Jews and others facing persecution at a time of extreme difficulty and danger. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
Eugene de Thassy describes life in Hungary between 1920 and 1945. He details his wartime experiences as a young army officer and joining with the antifascist resistance. His absorbing recollections recount efforts to save Jews and others facing persecution at a time of extreme difficulty and danger.
Eugene de Thassy describes life in Hungary between 1920 and 1945. He details his wartime experiences as a young army officer and joining with the antifascist resistance. His absorbing recollections recount efforts to save Jews and others facing persecution at a time of extreme difficulty and danger.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Bradenton, United States
ISBN
9780880336727
SKU
V9780880336727
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Eugene de Thassy
Eugene de Thassy (1920-2008) was the member of an old landowning family and studied at Ludovika, the Hungarian military academy. During World War II he served as a military officer, and in 1944 he joined the resistance. He left Hungary for France in 1946 and, five years later, emigrated to the United States where he worked for Radio Free Europe ... Read more
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[Thassy's] memoirs are a dramatic composition with action and excitement, filled with vivid dialogues, colourful descriptions and characterizations. At the same time, they tell a true story of his life, and those of his friends and acquaintances in Hungary during the tragic period between 1919 and 1945 – a story of righteous women and men worthy of remembrance.
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