The Passing of the Hapsburg Monarchy, 1914-1918, Volume 1 2016/e General & world history By foregrounding the kingdom's difficult

By foregrounding the kingdom's difficult establishment and tenuous hold on power

author Douglas Horlock contends that the director's work warrants sustained scholarly attention

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With appendixes that include a timeline of pertinent events

The Passing of the Hapsburg Monarchy, 1914-1918, Volume 1 2016/e General & world history By foregrounding the kingdom's difficultThe dramatic assassination of Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo opened the door to a tragic struggle which concluded with the disintegration of the curious dual empire of Austria Hungary and radically altered the political configuration of central Europe. This work, the culmination of a lifetime of study and thought on the Hapsburg Monarchy, penetrates its somber theme the death throes of a recognized great power in greater depth than any previous book.