The Bridge at Andau

The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: James A. Michener ISBN: 9780804151481
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: March 18, 2014
Imprint: The Dial Press Language: English
Author: James A. Michener
ISBN: 9780804151481
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: March 18, 2014
Imprint: The Dial Press
Language: English

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.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii.

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

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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.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii.

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

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