From Goals to Guns - The Golden Age of Soccer in Hungary, 1950-1956

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.