In 1956, the people of Hungary rose up against Soviet control and fought for their freedom. Then the tanks came. The Eleventh Arrow tells a true story of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary moment in history—of courage, survival, family, loss, and the hope for a better life.
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What Would You Risk for Freedom?
In 1956, thousands of Hungarian families were faced with a decision most of us can hardly imagine. Stay in the country they loved under communist rule—or risk everything to escape. The Eleventh Arrow is the true story of my family’s journey during and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. My mother, Terezia, told me theContinue reading “What Would You Risk for Freedom?”