This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the architecture and history of a fascinating country and should not be overlooked. It traces Hungarian architecture from its earliest forms to recent times with impressive detail. It is both readable and well illustrated, although more color photographs might be nice. Despite numerous invasions the Hungarians were impressive builders throughout history and developed a truly beautiful national style in the 19th century. I'm amazed that after visiting Hungary and reading this book that Hungarian Art Nouveau is not included in every textbook. It's best forms have similarities to Gaudi and is very distinctive. I hope a book will soon be written about Odon Lechner and the great Hungarian architects of the 19th century.

This book is ideal for those wargaming enthusiasts and painters who want info on artillery pieces of the Napoleonic wars, the colour plates for each countries guns are ideal for painting purposes. I find that alot of the men-at-arms books and any other osprey book has good colour pictures and reasonably good info in them for the average wargamer and painter. So anybody interested in wargamming and like to paint figures then osprey books should defienantly be apart of your library.

I used this book for my project. This is a really good resource for term papers. Not only does it describe in detail almost everything about Austria: historical, society, economy, government, politics, security, and more, but it outlines and summerizes each chapter in the book for easy reference. There aren't many good pictures, but overall I would definitely recommend this book to you.

In this book you will find many pictures of the infantry's uniforms. This helped me because I am in a Seven Years' War Minatures Club. If you need any book like this stay at this site and you will find many more books of interest on this subject.

Gillies' book contains contributions from virtually all of the great Bartok scholars of our time. The book is logically organized and comprehensive, covering all of the major works, as well as many fascinating biographical details. The essays are informative, thought-provoking, and musically rich. If you are interested in the music of Bartok, you should own this book!

Gordon Craig gives a clear and highly readable account of the most infuential battle of the 19th century. This should be required reading for anybody trying to understand modern German history. The author uses excellent source material to bring a contemporary narretive and evaluation to this historical milestone.

This book is a fabulous introduction to the music of a man whose compositions are often a bit difficult to understand. Kenneth Chalmers eloquently takes the reader on a journey through Bartok's life and music. In spite of the fact that there are some musical details, Chalmers did not get bogged down in alot of the compositional jargon that might dissuade one to read this particular biography.

All in all, this book gets my highest praise and I enthusiastically encourage anyone who wants to learn a little more about Bartok, one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th Century, to read it.

This is not a typical yizkor (memorial) book, but a history that offers a rich description of life in rural Slovakia. The author draws not only on primary sources like vital records, but also on personal memoirs and numerous interviews with survivors in Slovakia, the US, and Israel. Painstakingly and with humor, she recreates day-to-day life from c1640-1942, introducing tinkers plying their trade, housewives carrying eggs to market, children playing in the snow. We learn about pink salt,local crafts,market days, courting...A BONUS: a complete list of all the Stropkovers as of 1942(just before the Holocaust) with detailed genealogical imformation included. Also, over 100 pictures, including rare ones of an actual deportation, taken by an enterprising Christian photographer. A good read on a subject not readily available in English!

This book is the story of a young lady, that survived the Holocaust. With her mother and one out of three brothers she survived. Her mother would have been died if it worent for a Jewish Kopo who keep the secret of a her surviving mother. I personally experienced the story of this strong at heart lady, she visited my school as a volunteer Holocaust survivor.

With all due respect to other guide books on Budapest, this one's the best. While newcomers to the capital city of Hungary may be better off with a richly illustrated, colorful, glossy-looking guidebook, Bob Dent's "Budapest" will suite the ones who already know their way in the city and want to learn more about the sights, or maybe even get off the beaten track and see places where mainstream tourists rarely go. The thorough descriptions of just about everything there is to see in Budapest are enriched with bits and pieces of insider information, such as short biographies of famous Hungarians and little tales from Hungary's history. Bob Dent's English is easy to understand, but the book looks more like a textbook than a guidebook and may be a challenge for the impatient. I especially recommend it to experienced Budapestgoers or as a work tool of great value for professional Budapest guides.