Hungary in World War II: Caught in the Cauldron

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments I am indebted to many people who have helped me over the years to research and write this manuscript. Although I could not begin to name them all, there are a few I would like to thank personally: first of all, my friend and editor, G. Kurt Piehler, who persuaded me to embark on this project and maintained his support throughout. From the beginning Attila and Andrea Pók, Zsuzsa L. Nagy, and Pál Péter Tóth encouraged me in my endeavor. My friend and fellow author Joan Gimlin commented on many versions of the chapters. I am especially thankful to György Molnar, who was my constant adviser and guide on all things military. I owe special thanks to Emöke Tomsics for her assistance in the Historical Photo-Archive of the Hungarian National Museum in finding suitable illustrative photographs. I am also grateful to scholars in the United States who read the manuscript and offered invaluable suggestions and corrections , in particular Gerhard L. Weinberg and Nándor Dreisziger, and also to the helpful staff at Fordham University Press. My profound gratitude goes to those many individuals who granted me interviews, often reliving painful experiences. And finally, my thanks to my children, Krisztina Fehérváry and András Fehérváry, who supported me throughout. The maps for the manuscript are the creation of cartographer Béla Nagy from the Institute of History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , who prepared them in consultation with me. All translations from the original Hungarian sources are my own unless otherwise noted. In the end, responsibility for what has been written is entirely my own. Hungary in World War II ...