A gripping and controversial account of Hungary’s brave revolt against Soviet oppression. In this powerful narrative, internationally known historian David Irving—once described by a UK judge as “the leading expert on World War II”—reconstructs the spontaneous 1956 uprising that shook the Iron Curtain. With chilling detail, he exposes how Hungary, in just ten years, was reduced to a Marxist wasteland by faceless Communist bureaucrats—“the funkies,” as Irving terms them, echoing the Hungarian funkcionáriusok.

Irving’s investigation is personal, fearless, and meticulously sourced. He interviews survivors, retraces the steps of those imprisoned or exiled alongside Prime Minister Imre Nagy—who would be executed for his role—and uncovers shocking insights from secret archives. Most provocative of all is his assertion that antisemitism fueled part of the uprising, a revelation drawn directly from official documents.