John Lukacs

John Lukacs emigrated from Hungary to the USA in 1946. He has been a visiting professor at several universities, and has written twenty books. His most recent work, Five Days in London, May 1940 (1999), was described by the Guardian as a 'superbly gripping piece of close-grained history'. His book The Duel(1990) was reissued by Phoenix Press in May 2000. In 1991 he received the Ingersoll Prize. He lives with his wife in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

John Lukacs emigrated from Hungary to the USA in 1946. He has been a visiting professor at several universities, and has written twenty books. His most recent work, Five Days in London, May 1940 (1999), was described by the Guardian as a 'superbly gripping piece of close-grained history'. His book The Duel(1990) was reissued by Phoenix Press in May 2000. In 1991 he received the Ingersoll Prize. He lives with his wife in Chester County, Pennsylvania. See less