Peace, War, and the Aftermath

PEACE, WAR AND THE AFTERMATH is an account of war and communist takeover and a coming-of-age tale with a twist. As a young boy, Sandor A. Erdelyi saw the horrors of war first hand. After WWII, Hungary was stripped of vast chunks of her territory and her remnants were swallowed by Soviet Russia. Classmates and workplace colleagues disappeared and families were torn apart. Erdelyi's generation was decimated by deportation, internal exile and murder as the communist regime tightened its chokehold on the country. By turns harrowing, comical and moving, Erdelyi's story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and a valuable chronicle of a country that is still poorly understood in the world.