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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.
Price: $70.00
Pages: 450
Publisher: East European Monographs
Imprint: East European Monographs
Publication Date:
17 April 2012
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9780880336727
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Eastern
[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.
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 and Voice of America. He is the author of many novels, short stories, and plays.