Soviet Military Intervention in Hungary, 1956 / / Yevgeny Malashenko; ed. by Miklós Horváth, Jenő Györkei.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Malashenko, Yevgeny,
• MitwirkendeR: Györkei, Jenő,; Horváth, Miklós,; Kirov, Alexandr M.,; Malashenko, Y. I.,
• HerausgeberIn: Györkei, Jenő,; Horváth, Miklós,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 p.)

This first detailed account of Soviet military operations is based on access to unpublished material in Soviet archives, which have recently been reclassified. The major contribution made by the book is its source material, which reveals new information on the organization, command, strategy, and tactics of the Soviet armed forces which invaded Hungary in 1956. Particularly interesting is the precise documentation of the irrationally large size of the forces. The volume is based on research in Soviet archives, and this alone makes it of unique scholarly importance. The book opens with a substantial introductory essay by the editors, and includes a major study by the Russian military historian Alexandr Kirov, based on research in Soviet military archives. One of the real strengths of the book is that it also includes the memoirs of General Yevgeny Malashenko, in 1956 a colonel in the Soviet Army and acting Chief of Staff of the Special Corps in Budapest. He provides unparalleled insights into Soviet military procedures, politico-military co-operation, and the actual fighting strengths and weaknesses of the Red Army. Very few other high-ranking Soviet officers have ever published their memoirs in the West.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Series and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Additional Data on the History of the Soviet Military Occupation -- Soviet Military Intervention in Hungary, 1956 -- The Special Corps under Fire in Budapest - Memoirs of an Eyewitness -- Biographical Notes