A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
ISBN-13:
9780465057955
ISBN-10:
0465057950
Edition:
1
Author:
Geoffrey Wawro
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Paperback
480 pages
Category:
France
,
European History
,
Germany
,
Great Britain
,
World War I
,
Military History
,
World History
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ISBN-13:
9780465057955
ISBN-10:
0465057950
Edition:
1
Author:
Geoffrey Wawro
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Paperback
480 pages
Category:
France
,
European History
,
Germany
,
Great Britain
,
World War I
,
Military History
,
World History
Summary
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire (ISBN-13: 9780465057955 and ISBN-10: 0465057950), written by authors
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A masterful account of the Hapsburg Empire's bumbling entrance into World War I, and its rapid collapse on the Eastern Front
The Austro-Hungarian army that attacked Russia and Serbia in August 1914 had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging obsolete weapons, the Habsburg troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. As prizewinning historian Geoffrey Wawro explains in A Mad Catastrophe, the disorganization of these doomed conscripts perfectly mirrored Austria-Hungary itself. For years, the Empire had been rotting from within, hollowed out by complacency and corruption at the highest levels. When Germany goaded Austria into starting the world war, the Empire's profound political and military weaknesses were exposed. By the end of 1914, the Austro-Hungarian army lay in ruins and the course of the war seemed all but decided. Reconstructing the climax of the Austrian campaign in gripping detail, A Mad Catastrophe is a riveting account of how Austria-Hungary plunged the West into a tragic and unnecessary war.
The Austro-Hungarian army that attacked Russia and Serbia in August 1914 had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging obsolete weapons, the Habsburg troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. As prizewinning historian Geoffrey Wawro explains in A Mad Catastrophe, the disorganization of these doomed conscripts perfectly mirrored Austria-Hungary itself. For years, the Empire had been rotting from within, hollowed out by complacency and corruption at the highest levels. When Germany goaded Austria into starting the world war, the Empire's profound political and military weaknesses were exposed. By the end of 1914, the Austro-Hungarian army lay in ruins and the course of the war seemed all but decided. Reconstructing the climax of the Austrian campaign in gripping detail, A Mad Catastrophe is a riveting account of how Austria-Hungary plunged the West into a tragic and unnecessary war.
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