| The Bridge at Andau: The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People Revised Edition Contributor(s): Michener, James A. (Author), Berry, Steve (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812986741 ISBN-13: 9780812986747 Publisher: Dial Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary - History | Military - World War Ii - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: 943.905 |
| LCCN: 2015460317 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future--until, at four o'clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest awoke to the shattering sound of Russian tanks ravaging their streets. The revolution was over. But freedom beckoned in the form of a small footbridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. By an accident of history it became, for a few harrowing weeks, one of the most important crossings in the world, as the soul of a nation fled across its unsteady planks. Praise for The Bridge at Andau"Precise, vivid . . . immeasurably stirring."--The Atlantic Monthly "Dramatic, chilling, enraging."--San Francisco Chronicle "Superb."--Kirkus Reviews "Highly recommended reading."--Library Journal |
