Hungary's national soccer team, winner of the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic Games, was undefeated between 1950 and 1954. In addition to providing a unique chapter in the history of soccer, it was the proudest achievement of the postwar Communist era. The Hungarian team's defeat by West Germany in the final match of the 1954 World Cup unleashed nationwide demonstrations which were early signs of the anti-Communist Revolution of 1956. Handler has based his work on Hungarian sources including interviews with the players and officials of the team.
- ISBN10 0880332980
- ISBN13 9780880332989
- Publish Date 22 December 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint East European Monographs
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 204
- Language English