MAGYAR WARRIORS. THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HUNGARIAN ARMED FORCES 1919-1945 - VOLUME 1.pdf

(48433 KB) Pobierz
T
he Hungarian armed forces (known as the
Honvédség)
were built up from
the 1920s, their expansion gaining momentum once Hungary became free of the
strict post-First World War Trianon treaty limitations in August 1938. Politically,
Hungary was looking for a strong ally, who would help it to recover at least
some of the territories containing sizeable
Magyar
ethnic populations that had
been lost after the First World War. Initially, in the mid-1930s, Italy gave
political assistance and supplied military materiel; then – on the eve of the
Second World War – Germany also lent some support. In November 1938,
Hungary managed to peacefully recover a chunk of its former territory from
Czechoslovakia, followed by the Sub-Carpathian area during a brief border war
in March 1939 and then the northern part of Transylvania from Rumania in
August 1940. Later, in April 1941, the Bachka region and parts of Baranya were
also taken back from the dismembered Yugoslavia, in a swift military action.
The rub is that Hungary was sucked into the cauldron of the Eastern Front, and
soon the
Honvéds
(Hungarian soldiers) found themselves deep in Soviet
territory, outgunned and outnumbered by the Red Army. Later on, from August
1944, the beleaguered
Honvédség
had to fight in defence of its own territory.
Alongside tiny Croatia, Hungary remained the last German ally up to the bitter
end, and paid the price accordingly.
This comprehensive reference, to be published in three volumes – the fruit of
over twenty years of meticulous research – strives to provide a complete picture
of the Hungarian armed forces between the years 1919 and 1945. Volume I starts
with a brief history of the Magyars, and presents the political situation in
Hungary before and during the Second World War. The building of the armed
forces, and how they evolved prior to and during the war are detailed in the
second chapter. Finally, in the third chapter the armoured formations and their
equipment are presented. The topics are described in great detail and illustrated
with c.450 photographs and many maps and tables. Volume II will present the
activity of the air force, the river flotilla, as well as the combat operations of the
Honvédség.
The final volume will contain type sheets of every weapon and
vehicle used by the army, as well as a comprehensive bibliography and index.
The Authors
D
ipl. Eng. Dénes Bernád was born in 1964 in Transylvania (Rumania), into a
family of indigenous ethnic Hungarians. He studied at the Transylvanian
University in Braşov, where he graduated in 1988 as a Mechanical Engineer.
From 1992, he lived in Canada, and in 2006 he returned with his family to
Hungary. Currently, he works in the automotive industry as Program Launch
Manager. He is fluent in three languages.
His main interest is the military history of central and eastern Europe,
especially Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria. His books deal especially with air
forces and aircraft used in these countries. He wrote or co-authored twenty-two
historical books, as follows:
Hungarian Fighter Colours,
Vols. 1 and 2,
MMP/Stratus Publ., Sandomierz, Poland (2013 and 2014)
A nemzet szárnyai
(The Wings of the Nation), bi-lingual edition. Zrínyi kiadó, Budapest, Hungary
(2013)
Henschel Hs 129,
MMP/Stratus Publ., Sandomierz, Poland (2010)
La
Débacle de mai-juin 1940: ce que trouvèrent les Allemands en traversant la
France. LELA Presse, Outreau, France (2008) From Barbarossa to Odessa. The
Luftwaffe and Axis Allies strike South-East ( June to October 1941), Vols. 1 and
2, Midland Publishing, Surrey, UK (2007 and 2008) Maďarská armáda (1919-
1945),
Ares & Naše vojsko, Prague, Czech Republic (2007)
Monografie
polskiego samolotu PZL.37 Łoś (Monography of the PZL.37 Łoś bomber), AJ-
Press, Poland (2006)
Henschel Hs 129 in Detail,
Midland Publishing, Surrey,
UK (2006)
Az elsodort város
(The Swept-Away City), Vol. I, PolgART,
Budapest, Hungary (2005) Avia B-35 and B-135, MBI, Prague, Czech Republic
(2003)
Rumanian Aces of World War Two,
Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK
(2003)
Potez, Types 62 et 65,
Avia Editions, Rochemaure, France (2003)
Henschel Hs 129 in Action,
Squadron/Signal Publishing, Texas, USA (2001)
Rumanian Air Force, the Prime Decade,
Squadron/Signal Publishing, Texas,
USA (1999) Heinkel He 112 in Action, Squadron/signal Publishing, Texas, USA
(1996) Potez 25 Monograph, Edition Avions, France (1996) Focke-Wulf Fw 189
Monograph, MBI, Prague, Czech Republic (1996) Henschel Hs 129 Monograph,
MBI, Prague, Czech Republic (1993)
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Monograph,
MBI,
Prague, Czech Republic (1993)
Horrido. Légicsaták a Keleti Fronton
(Air
Combats over the Eastern Front), OMIKK, Budapest, Hungary (two editions,
1992 and 1993) Aside from the above books, Dénes Bernád has published many
studies concerning the history of aviation in
Air Enthusiast, Air International
and FlyPast (UK), WW1 Aero (USA),
Avions, Air Magazine (France), Repülés,
Haditechnika, Aero História
and
Új Szárnyak
(Hungary),
Militaria
and
Skrzydlata Polska
(Poland) and
Aeronatica, Aeromagazin
and
Model-Ist
(Rumania).
He is also the founding member of the Asociaţia pentru Propagarea Istoriei
Aviaţiei
(ARPIA) – Association for Propagation of History of Aviation
(Bucharest, Rumania) and
Magyar Repüléstörténeti Társaság
(MRT) –
Hungarian Society of Aviation History (Budapest, Hungary).
The Author can be contacted at the following e-mail address:
denesbernad@hotmail.com
D
ipl. Eng. Charles K. Kliment was born in 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
He studied polymer chemistry at the Technical University in Prague, and
specialized in the research of hydro gels for medical, cosmetic and industrial
uses. In 1969 he emigrated with his family to USA. He retired in 2001, and lives
in Princeton, New Jersey.
Already during the Second World War he began his interest in military history
and combat weapons. During the years, he assembled a large collection of war-
time photographs, documents and remembrances. He specializes in AFVs,
especially in the history of tanks, developed in the pre-war Czechoslovakia and
their use in Second World War. This was a topic of his first published book,
Czechoslovak Armoured Vehicles 1918-1945,
published by Bellona Press, UK
(1978). His other books are:
Czechoslovak Armored Fighting Vehicles, 1918-
1948
(with Vladimír Francev), Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, USA (1997)
Czech editions Ares, Prague, Czech Republic (1999 and 2004)
Germany’s First Ally - Armed Forces of the Slovak State, 1939-1945 (with Břetislav Nakládal), Schiffer
Publishing Ltd., Atglen, USA (1997) Czech editions Ares, Prague, Czech Republic (1996, 2003 and
2006)
Pz. Kpfw. 38(t) in Action, Squadron/Signal Publishing, Texas, USA (1979) (with Hilary L. Doyle) Sd.Kfz.
251 in Action, Squadron/Signal Publishing, Texas, USA (1981) Škoda LT vz.35 Monography,
MBI,
Prague, Czech Republic (1995) Praga
LT vz.38 Monography,
MBI, Prague, Czech Republic (1997
and 2002)
Marder III and Grille Monography,
MBI, Prague, Czech Republic (1999)
Jagdpanzer
38(t) Hetzer Monography,
MBI, Prague, Czech Republic (2001) (all MBI Monographies with
Vladimír Francev)
Maďarská armáda (1919-1945),
Ares & Naše vojsko, Prague, Czech Republic (2007) English
translations:
Michal Prášil: Škoda Heavy Guns, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, USA (1997)
Tomáš Chor�½: Wehrmacht
Camouflage Colors,
Aura Design Studio, Czech Republic (2000 and 2005)
During the years, he published many articles in historical and modelling magazines, such as Military
History, AFV News, Airfix Magazine.
He also co-operates with various military museums and armed vehicles
restorers. The Author can be contacted at the following e-mail address:
kkliment@verizon.net

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin