Seven Days of Freedom: The Hungarian Uprising 1956 by Noel Barber is a detailed account of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, when students, workers and ordinary citizens rose against the Soviet-backed Communist government and its secret police. Drawing on Barber’s experiences as a foreign correspondent who was in Hungary during the uprising, the book describes the revolt, the fierce fighting in Budapest, the brief hope of freedom and the eventual return of Soviet forces to crush the revolution. It offers a vivid, eyewitness-style look at the courage, chaos and tragedy of those seven days.