Battle for Budapest 100 Days in World War II

By Krisztian Ungvary & Ladislaus Lob

The battle of Budapest was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of the Second World War. In terms of human trauma, it comes second only to Stalingrad, comparisons to which were even being made by soliders, both German and Soviet, fighting at the time. This definitive history covers their experiences and those of the 800,000 non-combatants around whom the battle raged.