Tinderbox: East-Central Europe in the Spring, Summer, and Early Fall of 1956

by John P.C. Matthews

Tinderbox chronicles the events that took place in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary after the 20th Congress of the CPSU, leading up to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Written from a journalistic perspective, the author employs interviews with still-living participants, as well as many previously unpublished photographs.

327 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003