This fall, Gati will have a book out called Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt.
NPR: Bush Sees Parallels: 1956 Hungary and 2006 Iraq
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Robert Siegel talks with Charles Gati, professor of European Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the 1956 Hungarian uprising.
NPR: Bush Sees Parallels: 1956 Hungary and 2006 Iraq
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Gati says the Hungarians believed the Americans would support their uprising against Communist rule, but the U.S. government ultimately offered nothing but words.
NPR: Bush Sees Parallels: 1956 Hungary and 2006 Iraq