The First World War and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1914-1918Böhlau Verlag Wien, 2014 - 1181 pages In this new work on World War I and its devastating consequences, Manfried Rauchensteiner offers the most detailed and insightful military history of the fall of the Habsburg Empire to date. Based on decades of meticulous research, this ground-breaking account of 'Austro-Hungary's final war' uncovers previously ignored historic connections to provide a work of unrivaled depth and scope. Covering everything from the eve of the war until its very last day, Rauchensteiner paints a captivating picture of the dramatic disintegration of a monarchy that had lasted for over 600 years. The book not only explains the underlying politics and military strategy that determined this grueling theater of war; it also powerfully evokes the impact of the war as a state of emergency on every aspect of everyday life. A skillfully crafted and utterly comprehensive chronicle of the crossing into a new era, this definitive book allows for a full understanding of the 'Great War' as a turning point in history. Originally published in German, this benchmark work is now available in English. |
Contents
2 Two Million Men
for the War | 49 |
3 Bloody Sundays | 81 |
4 Unleashing the War | 117 |
5 Thank God this is
the Great War | 157 |
6 Adjusting to a
Longer War | 197 |
7 The End of the Euphoria | 239 |
8 The First Winter
of the War | 283 |
9 Under Surveillance | 317 |
21 The Writing on the Wall | 657 |
22 The Consequences of the Russian
February Revolution | 691 |
23 Summer 1917 | 713 |
24 Kerensky Offensive and Peace Efforts | 743 |
The Breakthrough Battle of FlitschTolmein | 769 |
26 Camps | 803 |
27 Peace Feelers in the Shadow of BrestLitovsk | 845 |
28 The Inner Front | 869 |
10 The King of Italy has declared war on Me | 355 |
11 The Third Front | 383 |
12 Factory War and Domestic Front 1915 | 413 |
13 Summer Battle
and Autumn Swine | 441 |
14 War Aims and
Central Europe | 469 |
The End of an Illusion I | 497 |
The End of an Illusion II | 521 |
17 How is a War Financed ? | 555 |
18 The Nameless | 583 |
19 The Death
of the Old Emperor | 607 |
20 Emperor Karl | 641 |
29 The June Battle in Veneto | 895 |
30 An Empire Resigns | 927 |
31 The Twilight Empire | 955 |
32 The War
becomes History | 983 |
Epilogue | 1011 |
Afterword | 1013 |
Acknowledgements and Dedication | 1019 |
Notes | 1023 |
| 1115 | |
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