Category Archives: Hungary

The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

If science has the equivalent of a Bloomsbury group, it is the five men born at the turn of the twentieth century in Budapest: Theodore von Kármán, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, John von Neumann, and Edward Teller. From Hungary to … Continue reading →

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Austria, Hungary, and the Habsburgs: Central Europe c.1683-1867

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

This book address a number of interrelated themes over two hundred years and more in the political, religious, cultural, and social history of a broad but often neglected swathe of the European continent. It seeks – against the grain of … Continue reading →

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Austrian Frontier Troops 1740-98 (Men-at-Arms)

Posted on February 26, 2005 by singleton

Austria’s Balkan frontier — the disputed borderland between Europe and the Ottoman Turks — was defended in the 18th century by a unique organization of hardy communities who were granted farmland in return for armed service. These Grenzers, masters of … Continue reading →

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Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present (European Nations)

Posted on February 26, 2003 by singleton

This volume is part of Facts On File’s European Nations series, which is aimed predominantly at a high-school and college-student audience and provides concise country-based surveys of European history. The reference guides contain a broad array of political, cultural, social, … Continue reading →

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Hungary (Nations in Transition)

Posted on February 25, 2003 by singleton

Since the first edition of Hungary was published, Hungary has elected several post-Communist governments, Joined NATO, begun membership talks with the EU, and made substantial progress in dealing with its economic problems. This updated and revised edition chronicles the history … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Hussar 1756-1815 (Warrior)

Posted on February 25, 2003 by singleton

The Hussar were the skilled, daring and flamboyant light cavalrymen first drawn for Hapsburg service, from what is now northern Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary in the late 17th century. Before long, major European nations adopted Hussar formations, uniform and … Continue reading →

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Austrian Napoleonic Artillery 1792-1815 (New Vanguard)

Posted on February 25, 2003 by singleton

The Austrian artillery of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was a creation of the renowned Lichtenstein system of the early 1750s. This weight system produced a series of weapons of 3-, 6- and 12-pdr. calibre along with 7- and 10-pdr. … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Aces of World War 2

Posted on February 25, 2002 by singleton

Like Germany, Hungary was forbidden from having an air force following the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War 1. However, again like Germany, the new state of Hungary created an air arm in secret during … Continue reading →

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Austro Hungarian Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 46)

Posted on February 25, 2002 by singleton

Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Problem Book III: based on the Eötvos Competitions 1929-1943 (New Mathematical Library) (Bk.3)

Posted on February 26, 2001 by singleton

This book contains the problems and solutions of a famous Hungarian mathematics competition for high school students, from 1929 to 1943. The competition is the oldest in the world, and started in 1894. Two earlier volumes in this series contain … Continue reading →

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