Hungarian Arms and Armour of World War Two

During World War Two, Hungary was initially involved in a minimal conflict but later found itself in a total war with the Allied nations, primarily the Soviet Union. This book provides a brief history of the Hungarian Army, focusing on its main armament of armored vehicles, artillery pieces, infantry weapons, and motor vehicles. The army had a mix of weaponry inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Army, purchased from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland, and produced by the Hungarian war industry. The 170 illustrations include 18 original color photos and 18 color profiles.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2022
Publisher: Key Publishing Ltd

Between the world wars, Hungary was a relatively small country aiming to recover territory lost because of World War One, and its Army was trained, equipped, armed, and prepared to fight with its neighbors, to this end. At the outset of World War Two, Hungarian involvement in the war was minimal. Then, suddenly, this small country found itself in a total war with the Allied nations, primarily the Soviet Union. Although in 1941, this war was remote, in 1944-45 it arrived in Hungary, crushing the kingdom. This book gives a brief history of the Hungarian Army (Honvds g), focusing on the main armament of the land forces: armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, infantry weapons, and motor vehicles. The Hungarian Army had an interesting mix of weaponry and equipment inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Army, purchased from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland and produced by the Hungarian war industry, based on licenses or its own designs. The 170 illustrations include 18 original color photos and 18 color profiles, skillfully painted by Tamas Deak.

Between the world wars, Hungary was a relatively small country aiming to recover territory lost because of World War One, and its Army was trained, equipped, armed, and prepared to fight with its neighbors, to this end. At the outset of World War Two, Hungarian involvement in the war was minimal. Then, suddenly, this small country found itself in a total war with the Allied nations, primarily the Soviet Union. Although in 1941, this war was remote, in 1944-45 it arrived in Hungary, crushing the kingdom. This book gives a brief history of the Hungarian Army (Honvds g), focusing on the main armament of the land forces: armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, infantry weapons, and motor vehicles. The Hungarian Army had an interesting mix of weaponry and equipment inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Army, purchased from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland and produced by the Hungarian war industry, based on licenses or its own designs. The 170 illustrations include 18 original color photos and 18 color profiles, skillfully painted by Tamas Deak.

Weight: 286g
Dimension: 170 x 243 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913870645