The Battle for Budapest 1944 - 1945

The Battle for Budapest 1944 - 1945 Author:Anthony Tucker-Jones Language:English Format:Softcover Dimensions:7.5" x 9.75" Pages:128 Photos:160 illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781473877320 Item No. 9781473877320 The desperate struggle between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army for Budapest in 1944 and 1945 was as lethal and destructive as any of the urban battles fought during the Second World War. The losses of men and equipment sustained by the Germans were so great that they hastened the collapse of Hitler’s regime. Yet what happened in Budapest is less well remembered today than other flash points in the conflict on the Eastern Front. Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history is a fascinating and graphic introduction to this neglected episode in the closing months of the war. The battle began with Operation Panzerfaust in October 1944 when the Germans seized Hungarian leader Admiral Hor